Crail Color

#a65648

Crail 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 #59a9b7
Complementary Color #4897a6
Color Shade: mid red (8.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Crail Color Sample
Crail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a65648

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crail Color. The Morocco 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 soft alternative called Hazelnut (#a8715a) for more calm effect. Try Before Winter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4897a6 is the best complementary color to Crail. 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 #a65648 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Sepia Skin are #a64868 and #a68548. Thus found on the left and right of #a65648 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Crail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crail palette consists of #4868a6 and #48a685 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4897a6). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a65648, 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 #a65648 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 Crail. Thus Victoria and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a65648 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. Crail tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4897a6) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48a656 and #a64897.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a65648 is made of 51% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Crail has a hue angle of 8.94°, a saturation of 39.5% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a65648 is made of 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a65648
RGB Decimal rgb(166,86,72)
RGB Percentage 51%, 27%, 22%
CMYK 0, 31.37, 36.86, 34.9
HSL hsl(8.94,39.5%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.94,56.63%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9482,31.48,23.0236)
XYZ xyz(20.2234,15.2304,8.0048)
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