Carmoisine 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 | #4ce3ba |
| Complementary Color | #1cb38a |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Carmoisine Color. The Rose Rush 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 Prickly Pear (#d92849) for more calm effect. Try Ecstatic Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1cb38a is the best complementary color to Carmoisine. 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 #b31c45 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Maroon Flush are #b31c90 and #b33e1c. Thus found on the left and right of #b31c45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Cognac colors as they work well with Carmoisine.
The split-complementary Carmoisine palette consists of #1c90b3 and #1cb33e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1cb38a). Try Eastern Blue and Forest Green colors in combination with #b31c45, 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 #b31c45 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 Carmoisine. Thus Persian Blue and Vida Loca giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carmoisine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Citron, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b31c45 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. Carmoisine tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#1cb38a) and two others. The Vida Loca is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45b31c and #891cb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b31c45 is made of 65% red, 10% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Carmoisine has a hue angle of 343.71°, a saturation of 72.95% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b31c45 is made of 0% cyan, 59.22% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b31c45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,28,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 10%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.22, 43.14, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(343.71,72.95%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.71,84.36%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3163,59.3581,16.5517) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0798,10.8439,6.665) |