Crowshead is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #e3edf7 |
| Complementary Color | #08111c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 7.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crowshead Color. The Sambuca color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Karaka (#1e1609) for more calm effect. Try Black Slug as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#08111c is the best complementary color to Crowshead. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1c1208 complementary color is Firefly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crowshead are #1c0808 and #1b1c08. Thus found on the left and right of #1c1208 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Asphalt and El Paso colors as they work well with Crowshead.
The split-complementary Crowshead palette consists of #08081c and #081b1c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#08111c). Try Ebony and Firefly colors in combination with #1c1208, 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 #1c1208 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crowshead. Thus Haiti and Black Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crowshead contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Firefly, Palm Green, and Coffee Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c1208 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crowshead tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#08111c) and two others. The Black Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coffee Bean – 120° from the complementary Firefly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #081c12 and #1c0812.
In a RGB color space, hex #1c1208 is made of 52% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Crowshead has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 7.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c1208 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 89.02% black ink.
| HEX | #1c1208 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(28,18,8) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 33%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 7.84, 89.02 |
| HSL | hsl(30,55.56%,7.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,71.43%,10.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(6.2961,3.1349,6.2023) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.739,0.697,0.3253) |