Gold Black Color

#2a2424

Gold Black is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green

Inverse Color #d5dbdb
Complementary Color #242a2a
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 15.29% (better contrasting with white)
Gold Black Color Sample
Gold Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a2424

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Black Color. The Zin Cluster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Humpback Whale (#473b3b) for more energetic effect. Try Raven Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#242a2a is the best complementary color to Gold Black. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a2424 complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mine Shaft are #2a2427 and #2a2724. Thus found on the left and right of #2a2424 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Dune colors as they work well with Gold Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gold Black palette consists of #24272a and #242a27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#242a2a). Try Shark and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #2a2424, 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 #2a2424 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gold Black. Thus Shark and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gold Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Heavy Metal, and Baltic Sea split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a2424 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and violet 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. Gold Black tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#242a2a) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #242a24 and #2a242a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a2424 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Black has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a2424 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 83.53% black ink.

HEX #2a2424
RGB Decimal rgb(42,36,36)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 2.35, 83.53
HSL hsl(0,7.69%,15.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,14.29%,16.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.8519,2.8149,1.0294)
XYZ xyz(1.9042,1.8814,1.9318)
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