Crimson Red Color

#980001

Crimson Red is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #67fffe
Complementary Color #009897
Color Shade: cool red (359.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.8% (better contrasting with white)
Crimson Red Color Sample
Crimson Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #980001

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimson Red Color. The Shēn Hóng Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Venetian Red (#72010f) for more calm effect. Try Khorne Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#009897 is the best complementary color to Crimson Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #980001 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sangria are #98004c and #984b00. Thus found on the left and right of #980001 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Crimson Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crimson Red palette consists of #004c98 and #00984b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009897). Try Congress Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #980001, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #980001 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crimson Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crimson Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #980001 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crimson Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009897) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #009800 and #970098.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #980001 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Crimson Red has a hue angle of 359.61°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #980001 is made of 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 59.22% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #980001
RGB Decimal rgb(152,0,1)
RGB Percentage 99%, 0%, 1%
CMYK 0, 59.61, 59.22, 40.39
HSL hsl(359.61,100%,29.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.61,100%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.0614,54.4628,44.4736)
XYZ xyz(12.9544,6.6776,0.6348)
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