Vivid Crimson is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3fc |
| Complementary Color | #0c9 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Vivid Crimson Color. The Chorizo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Petal of a Dying Rose (#9f0630) for more calm effect. Try Strawberry Smash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0c9 is the best complementary color to Vivid 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 #c03 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc0098 and #c30. Thus found on the left and right of #c03 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hollywood Cerise and White colors as they work well with Vivid Crimson.
The split-complementary Vivid Crimson palette consists of #09c and #0c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0c9). Try White and White colors in combination with #c03, 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 #c03 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 Vivid Crimson. Thus International Klein Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vivid Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c03 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. Vivid Crimson tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#0c9) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32cc00 and #90c.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc0033 is made of 80% red, 0% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Vivid Crimson has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc0033 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc0033 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,0,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 80%, 0%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 80, 60, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(345,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8781,68.6933,33.3425) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4994,13.0764,4.312) |