Crete Shore is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #696f74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b9196 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crete Shore Color. The Mudskipper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caffeine (#8a796a) for more energetic effect. Try Cedar Plank as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b9196 is the best complementary color to Crete Shore. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96908b complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #968b8b and #96958b. Thus found on the left and right of #96908b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Crete Shore.
The split-complementary Crete Shore palette consists of #8b8b96 and #8b9695 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b9196). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #96908b, 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 #96908b 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 Crete Shore. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crete Shore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #96908b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crete Shore tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8b9196) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b9690 and #968b91.
In a RGB color space, hex #96908b is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Crete Shore has a hue angle of 27.27°, a saturation of 4.98% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96908b is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #96908b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,144,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 4.31, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(27.27,4.98%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.27,7.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.154,1.2885,3.4342) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2111,28.2946,28.4533) |