Plum Crush is pale, 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 | #8e9f9c |
| Complementary Color | #5f716e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Crush Color. The Greyish Black 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 saturated alternative called Deadlock (#8f666a) for more energetic effect. Try Evening Crimson as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f716e is the best complementary color to Plum Crush. 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 #716063 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #715f6b and #71655f. Thus found on the left and right of #716063 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lavender and Sandstone colors as they work well with Plum Crush.
The split-complementary Plum Crush palette consists of #5f6b71 and #5f7165 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f716e). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #716063, 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 #716063 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 Plum Crush. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Crush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Limed Ash, and Dolphin split by 90° on the color wheel. #716063 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Crush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5f716e) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62715f and #6e5f71.
In a RGB color space, hex #716063 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Crush has a hue angle of 349.41°, a saturation of 8.13% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #716063 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #716063 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,96,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 5.49, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(349.41,8.13%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.41,15.04%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4258,7.3887,0.8268) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2451,12.7773,13.5726) |