Crystal Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #28343b |
| Complementary Color | #c4d0d6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crystal Grey Color. The Vintage Charm 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 Plymouth Notch (#cdb3ac) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4d0d6 is the best complementary color to Crystal Grey. 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 #d7cbc4 complementary color is Loblolly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d6c4c6 and #d6d4c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d7cbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Crystal Grey.
The split-complementary Crystal Grey palette consists of #c4c6d6 and #c4d6d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4d0d6). Try Ghost and Nebula colors in combination with #d7cbc4, 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 #d7cbc4 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 Crystal Grey. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crystal Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Tasman, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7cbc4 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. Crystal Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c4d0d6) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4d6cb and #d6c4d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7cbc4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Crystal Grey has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 19.19% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7cbc4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7cbc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,203,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 7.45, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(22.11,19.19%,80.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.11,8.84%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4563,2.9685,4.9691) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3441,61.1445,60.8988) |