Crown of Thorns Color

#771f1f

Crown of Thorns is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #88e0e0
Complementary Color #1f7677
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.41% (better contrasting with white)
Crown of Thorns Color Sample
Crown of Thorns Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #771f1f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crown of Thorns Color. The Red Birch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brown Labrador (#97382c) for more calm effect. Try Carmen Miranda as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1f7677 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 #771f1f complementary color is Elm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crown of Thorns are #771f4b and #774a1f. Thus found on the left and right of #771f1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Walnut colors as they work well with Crown of Thorns.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crown of Thorns palette consists of #1f4a77 and #1f774b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f7677). Try Bay of Many and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #771f1f, 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 #771f1f 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 Crown of Thorns. Thus Lucky Point and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crown of Thorns contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Fern Frond, and Honey Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #771f1f square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Crown of Thorns tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1f7677) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f771f and #771f76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #771f1f is made of 66% red, 17% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Crown of Thorns has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 58.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #771f1f is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #771f1f
RGB Decimal rgb(119,31,31)
RGB Percentage 66%, 17%, 17%
CMYK 0, 34.51, 34.51, 53.33
HSL hsl(0,58.67%,29.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,73.95%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.7372,38.0169,22.5316)
XYZ xyz(8.3451,5.0008,1.8217)
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