Kettle Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #ebeceb |
| Complementary Color | #131413 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 7.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Kettle Black Color. The Raisin Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Black Halo (#201b20) for more energetic effect. Try Black Onyx as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#131413 is the best complementary color to Kettle Black. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #141314 complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cod Gray are #131314 and #141313. Thus found on the left and right of #141314 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woodsmoke and Cod Gray colors as they work well with Kettle Black.
The split-complementary Kettle Black palette consists of #131413 and #131413 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#131413). Try Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #141314, 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 #141314 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kettle Black. Thus Woodsmoke and Cod Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kettle Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Cod Gray, and Woodsmoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #141314 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kettle Black tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#131413) and two others. The Cod Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodsmoke – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #141413 and #131314.
In a RGB color space, hex #141314 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Kettle Black has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 2.56% and a lightness of 7.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #141314 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 92.16% black ink.
| HEX | #141314 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(20,19,20) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0, 92.16 |
| HSL | hsl(300,2.56%,7.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,5%,7.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(6.0067,0.6387,-0.4576) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.6476,0.665,0.756) |