Tetsu-Guro Black Color

#281a14

Tetsu-Guro 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 #d7e5eb
Complementary Color #142128
Color Shade: warm red (18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 11.76% (better contrasting with white)
Tetsu-Guro Black Color Sample
Tetsu-Guro Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #281a14

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tetsu-Guro Black Color. The Cork color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Raspberry (#16110d) for more calm effect. Try Morocco Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#142128 is the best complementary color to Tetsu-Guro 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 #281a14 complementary color is Mirage, 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 Oil are #281418 and #282414. Thus found on the left and right of #281a14 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gondola and Oil colors as they work well with Tetsu-Guro Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tetsu-Guro Black palette consists of #141828 and #142824 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#142128). Try Mirage and Timber Green colors in combination with #281a14, 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 #281a14 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 Tetsu-Guro Black. Thus Mirage and Celtic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tetsu-Guro Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mirage, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #281a14 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. Tetsu-Guro Black tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#142128) and two others. The Celtic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gondola – 120° from the complementary Mirage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #14281a and #281421.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #281a14 is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Tetsu-Guro Black has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 11.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #281a14 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 84.31% black ink.

HEX #281a14
RGB Decimal rgb(40,26,20)
RGB Percentage 47%, 30%, 23%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 7.85, 84.31
HSL hsl(18,33.33%,11.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18,50%,15.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(10.8522,5.9627,6.8532)
XYZ xyz(1.3707,1.2404,0.829)
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