Orka Black 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 | #d8dde0 |
| Complementary Color | #1f2427 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 13.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orka Black Color. The Brownish Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Skilandis (#41332f) for more energetic effect. Try Slugger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1f2427 is the best complementary color to Orka Black. 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 #27221f complementary color is Shark, 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 Cocoa Brown are #271f20 and #27261f. Thus found on the left and right of #27221f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Rangitoto colors as they work well with Orka Black.
The split-complementary Orka Black palette consists of #1f2027 and #1f2726 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f2427). Try Shark and Outer Space colors in combination with #27221f, 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 #27221f 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 Orka Black. Thus Baltic Sea and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orka Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shark, Heavy Metal, and Baltic Sea split by 90° on the color wheel. #27221f 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. Orka Black tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1f2427) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Shark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f2722 and #271f24.
In a RGB color space, hex #27221f is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Orka Black has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 11.43% and a lightness of 13.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #27221f is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 84.71% black ink.
| HEX | #27221f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,34,31) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 3.13, 84.71 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,11.43%,13.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,20.51%,15.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(13.6759,1.7095,2.8799) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.6561,1.6743,1.5322) |