Liquorice Color

#0a0502

Liquorice 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 #f5fafd
Complementary Color #020609
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 2.35% (better contrasting with white)
Liquorice Color Sample
Liquorice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0a0502

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Liquorice Color. The Blackout color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Severely Burnt Toast (#241005) for more energetic effect. Try Zinnwaldite Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#020609 is the best complementary color to Liquorice. 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 #0a0502 complementary color is Black Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Graphite are #090203 and #090902. Thus found on the left and right of #0a0502 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Asphalt and Green Waterloo colors as they work well with Liquorice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Liquorice palette consists of #020209 and #020909 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#020609). Try Black Pearl and Black Bean colors in combination with #0a0502, 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 #0a0502 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 Liquorice. Thus Haiti and Midnight Moss giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Liquorice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Pearl, Midnight Moss, and Haiti split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a0502 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Liquorice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#020609) and two others. The Midnight Moss is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asphalt – 120° from the complementary Black Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #020905 and #090206.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0a0502 is made of 59% red, 29% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Liquorice has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 2.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a0502 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 96.08% black ink.

HEX #0a0502
RGB Decimal rgb(10,5,2)
RGB Percentage 59%, 29%, 12%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 3.14, 96.08
HSL hsl(22.5,66.67%,2.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,80%,3.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(1.6029,0.8905,1.5958)
XYZ xyz(0.1904,0.1775,0.0816)
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