Primal Red Color

#a92b4f

Primal Red is soft, 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 #56d4b0
Complementary Color #2aa985
Color Shade: red magenta (342.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Primal Red Color Sample
Primal Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a92b4f

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Primal Red Color. The Azalea 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 saturated alternative called Red Peppercorn (#c62d42) for more energetic effect. Try Self-Love as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2aa985 is the best complementary color to Primal Red. 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 #a92b4f complementary color is Jungle Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Night Shadz are #a92a8d and #a9462a. Thus found on the left and right of #a92b4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Paarl colors as they work well with Primal Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Primal Red palette consists of #2a8da9 and #2aa946 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2aa985). Try Jelly Bean and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #a92b4f, 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 #a92b4f 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 Primal Red. Thus Sapphire and Olive Drab giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Primal Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Citron, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a92b4f square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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. Primal Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#2aa985) and two others. The Olive Drab 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 #4ea92a and #852aa9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a92b4f is made of 58% red, 15% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Primal Red has a hue angle of 342.86°, a saturation of 59.43% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a92b4f is made of 0% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a92b4f
RGB Decimal rgb(169,43,79)
RGB Percentage 58%, 15%, 27%
CMYK 0, 49.41, 35.29, 33.73
HSL hsl(342.86,59.43%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(342.86,74.56%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.1173,52.907,9.6017)
XYZ xyz(18.6373,10.7273,8.4854)
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