Crown of Thorns is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #89c3cc |
| Complementary Color | #336d76 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crown of Thorns Color. The Prairie Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rusty Heart (#a04039) for more energetic effect. Try True Copper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#336d76 is the best complementary color to Crown of Thorns. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #763c33 complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spice are #76334b and #765d33. Thus found on the left and right of #763c33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Crown of Thorns.
The split-complementary Crown of Thorns palette consists of #334b76 and #33765d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#336d76). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #763c33, 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 #763c33 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crown of Thorns. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crown of Thorns contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Chalet Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #763c33 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crown of Thorns tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#336d76) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33763c and #76336d.
In a RGB color space, hex #763c33 is made of 52% red, 26% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Crown of Thorns has a hue angle of 8.06°, a saturation of 39.64% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #763c33 is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #763c33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,60,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 26%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.74, 26.27, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(8.06,39.64%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.06,56.78%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.5296,24.3552,16.9931) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6846,7.3223,4.0349) |