Bloody Rust Color

#da2c43

Bloody Rust is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #25d3bc
Complementary Color #2bdac3
Color Shade: cool red (352.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Bloody Rust Color Sample
Bloody Rust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #da2c43

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bloody Rust Color. The Cherryade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hemoglobin Red (#c61a1b) for more energetic effect. Try Tartan Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2bdac3 is the best complementary color to Bloody Rust. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da2c43 complementary color is Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Alizarin Crimson are #da2b9a and #da6b2b. Thus found on the left and right of #da2c43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Flame Pea colors as they work well with Bloody Rust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bloody Rust palette consists of #2b9ada and #2bda6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2bdac3). Try Curious Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #da2c43, 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 #da2c43 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 Bloody Rust. Thus Cerulean Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bloody Rust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #da2c43 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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. Bloody Rust tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2bdac3) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43da2b and #c22bda.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #da2c43 is made of 66% red, 13% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Bloody Rust has a hue angle of 352.07°, a saturation of 70.16% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #da2c43 is made of 0% cyan, 68.24% magenta, 59.22% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #da2c43
RGB Decimal rgb(218,44,67)
RGB Percentage 66%, 13%, 20%
CMYK 0, 68.24, 59.22, 14.51
HSL hsl(352.07,70.16%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.07,79.82%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.4009,65.9432,30.9601)
XYZ xyz(30.8272,17.112,6.9884)
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