Crisis Red is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #4dd |
| Complementary Color | #21bbbb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crisis Red Color. The Pompeii Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Old Mandarin (#8e2323) for more calm effect. Try Valencia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#21bbbb is the best complementary color to Crisis Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b22 complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb216e and #bb6e21. Thus found on the left and right of #b22 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Bourbon colors as they work well with Crisis Red.
The split-complementary Crisis Red palette consists of #216ebb and #21bb6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21bbbb). Try Mariner and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b22, 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 #b22 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 Crisis Red. Thus Persian Blue and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crisis Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b22 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crisis Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#21bbbb) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21bb21 and #bb21bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb2222 is made of 73% red, 13% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Crisis Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb2222 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb2222 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,34,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 73%, 13%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 60, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,69.23%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,81.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9356,58.5497,40.0583) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3543,11.8243,2.6702) |