Electric Crimson Color

#ff003f

Electric 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 #00ffc0
Complementary Color #00ffc0
Color Shade: cool red (345.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Electric Crimson Color Sample
Electric Crimson Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff003f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Electric Crimson Color. The Shojo's Blood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Burning Fireflies (#ff1166) for more calm effect. Try Sunset Riders as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00ffc0 is the best complementary color to Electric 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 #ff003f complementary color is Bright 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 Torch Red are #ff00be and #ff4000. Thus found on the left and right of #ff003f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Pizzazz and Vermilion colors as they work well with Electric Crimson.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Electric Crimson palette consists of #00beff and #00ff40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00ffc0). Try Cerulean and Malachite colors in combination with #ff003f, 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 #ff003f 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 Electric Crimson. Thus Blue Ribbon and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Electric Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Lime, and Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff003f 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. Electric Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00ffc0) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3eff00 and #c000ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff003f is made of 80% red, 0% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Electric Crimson has a hue angle of 345.18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff003f is made of 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff003f
RGB Decimal rgb(255,0,63)
RGB Percentage 80%, 0%, 20%
CMYK 0, 100, 75.29, 0
HSL hsl(345.18,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.18,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.6203,81.1649,41.2547)
XYZ xyz(42.1372,21.6189,6.6546)
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