True Crimson is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #5ddfbd |
| Complementary Color | #20a180 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (344.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to True Crimson Color. The Pepper Jelly color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Peppercorn (#c62d42) for more calm effect. Try Ruby Shard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#20a180 is the best complementary color to True Crimson. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a22042 complementary color is Jungle Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mexican Red are #a12082 and #a13f20. Thus found on the left and right of #a22042 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Prairie Sand colors as they work well with True Crimson.
The split-complementary True Crimson palette consists of #2082a1 and #20a13f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20a180). Try Eastern Blue and Forest Green colors in combination with #a22042, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a22042 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the True Crimson. Thus Fun Blue and Vida Loca giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Citron, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a22042 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. True Crimson tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#20a180) and two others. The Vida Loca is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41a120 and #8020a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a22042 is made of 62% red, 12% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode True Crimson has a hue angle of 344.31°, a saturation of 67.01% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a22042 is made of 0% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a22042 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,32,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 12%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.98, 37.65, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(344.31,67.01%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(344.31,80.25%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1909,53.399,13.6752) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4002,9.1078,6.0478) |