Wine Crush Color

#96837d

Wine Crush is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #697c82
Complementary Color #7c9096
Color Shade: mid red (14.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Wine Crush Color Sample
Wine Crush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #96837d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wine Crush Color. The Gris Volcanico color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Burlwood (#9b716b) for more energetic effect. Try Wandering Road as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c9096 is the best complementary color to Wine Crush. 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 #96837d complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Squirrel are #967c83 and #968f7c. Thus found on the left and right of #96837d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Wine Crush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wine Crush palette consists of #7c8396 and #7c968f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c9096). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #96837d, 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 #96837d offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wine Crush. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wine Crush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #96837d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Wine Crush tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7c9096) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c9683 and #967c90.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #96837d is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wine Crush has a hue angle of 14.4°, a saturation of 10.64% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96837d is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #96837d
RGB Decimal rgb(150,131,125)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 9.8, 41.18
HSL hsl(14.4,10.64%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.4,16.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2848,6.1843,5.887)
XYZ xyz(24.3956,24.1973,22.7868)
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