Crimson Strawberry Color

#9f2d47

Crimson Strawberry is soft, 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 #60d2b8
Complementary Color #2d9f84
Color Shade: cool red (346.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Crimson Strawberry Color Sample
Crimson Strawberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f2d47

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimson Strawberry Color. The Tomato Puree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Raspberry Rose (#b3436c) for more calm effect. Try Red Peppercorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d9f84 is the best complementary color to Crimson Strawberry. 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 #9f2d47 complementary color is Jungle 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 Stiletto are #9f2d80 and #9f4b2d. Thus found on the left and right of #9f2d47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Paarl colors as they work well with Crimson Strawberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crimson Strawberry palette consists of #2d809f and #2d9f4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d9f84). Try Jelly Bean and Sea Green colors in combination with #9f2d47, 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 #9f2d47 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 Strawberry. Thus Sapphire and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crimson Strawberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Sushi, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f2d47 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 Strawberry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2d9f84) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #479f2d and #842d9f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f2d47 is made of 58% red, 16% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Crimson Strawberry has a hue angle of 346.32°, a saturation of 55.88% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f2d47 is made of 0% cyan, 44.7% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #9f2d47
RGB Decimal rgb(159,45,71)
RGB Percentage 58%, 16%, 26%
CMYK 0, 44.7, 34.51, 37.65
HSL hsl(346.32,55.88%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.32,71.7%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.3034,48.4547,11.8927)
XYZ xyz(16.3738,9.7026,6.971)
;