Alizarin Crimson Color

#e32636

Alizarin Crimson 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 #1cd9c9
Complementary Color #25e3d3
Color Shade: cool red (354.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Alizarin Crimson Color Sample
Alizarin Crimson Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e32636

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Alizarin Crimson Color. The Red Carpet 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 soft alternative called True Red (#bf1932) for more calm effect. Try Ruby Shard as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#25e3d3 is the best complementary color to Alizarin Crimson. 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 #e32636 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 #e32594 and #e37425. Thus found on the left and right of #e32636 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Zest colors as they work well with Alizarin Crimson.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alizarin Crimson palette consists of #2594e3 and #25e374 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#25e3d3). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #e32636, 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 #e32636 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 Alizarin Crimson. Thus Persian Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alizarin Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Inch Worm, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #e32636 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. Alizarin Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#25e3d3) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35e325 and #d325e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e32636 is made of 71% red, 12% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Alizarin Crimson has a hue angle of 354.92°, a saturation of 77.14% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e32636 is made of 0% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e32636
RGB Decimal rgb(227,38,54)
RGB Percentage 71%, 12%, 17%
CMYK 0, 74.12, 67.84, 10.98
HSL hsl(354.92,77.14%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.92,83.26%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.476,69.3305,40.2349)
XYZ xyz(33.0375,17.9835,5.2199)
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