Kuroi Black Color

#14151d

Kuroi Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #ebeae2
Complementary Color #1c1c14
Color Shade: cool blue (233.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 9.61% (better contrasting with white)
Kuroi Black Color Sample
Kuroi Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #14151d

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Kuroi Black Color. The Night Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Charade (#292937) for more calm effect. Try Mangu Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1c1c14 is the best complementary color to Kuroi Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #14151d complementary color is Rangoon Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cinder are #14191c and #17141c. Thus found on the left and right of #14151d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woodsmoke and Bastille colors as they work well with Kuroi Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kuroi Black palette consists of #191c14 and #1c1714 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c1c14). Try Rangoon Green and Zeus colors in combination with #14151d, 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 #14151d offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kuroi Black. Thus Log Cabin and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kuroi Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rangoon Green, Thunder, and Log Cabin split by 90° on the color wheel. #14151d square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green 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. Kuroi Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#1c1c14) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodsmoke – 120° from the complementary Rangoon Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c1414 and #141c1c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #14151d is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Kuroi Black has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 18.37% and a lightness of 9.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #14151d is made of 3.53% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88.63% black ink.

HEX #14151d
RGB Decimal rgb(20,21,29)
RGB Percentage 29%, 30%, 41%
CMYK 3.53, 3.13, 0, 88.63
HSL hsl(233.33,18.37%,9.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(233.33,31.03%,11.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(6.9893,1.761,-5.7288)
XYZ xyz(0.7784,0.7738,1.2707)
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