Crimson Boy Color

#b44933

Crimson Boy is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #4bb6cc
Complementary Color #339eb4
Color Shade: mid red (10.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Crimson Boy Color Sample
Crimson Boy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b44933

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimson Boy Color. The Red Ochre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enshūcha Red (#cb6649) for more calm effect. Try Rustica as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#339eb4 is the best complementary color to Crimson Boy. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b44933 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Medium Carmine are #b4335d and #b48933. Thus found on the left and right of #b44933 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Alpine colors as they work well with Crimson Boy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crimson Boy palette consists of #335db4 and #33b489 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#339eb4). Try Azure and Jungle Green colors in combination with #b44933, 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 #b44933 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crimson Boy. Thus Governor Bay and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crimson Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b44933 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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 Boy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#339eb4) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33b449 and #b4339e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b44933 is made of 59% red, 24% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Crimson Boy has a hue angle of 10.23°, a saturation of 55.84% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b44933 is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b44933
RGB Decimal rgb(180,73,51)
RGB Percentage 59%, 24%, 17%
CMYK 0, 41.96, 50.59, 29.41
HSL hsl(10.23,55.84%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.23,71.67%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.2308,42.1477,34.8124)
XYZ xyz(21.8025,14.7074,4.8217)
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