Shoe Wax is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d4d4d4 |
| Complementary Color | #2b2b2b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 16.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shoe Wax Color. The Sticky Black Tarmac color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Tone Ink (#121212) for more calm effect. Try Dreamless Sleep as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b2b2b is the best complementary color to Shoe Wax. Mid red shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b2b2b complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, mid red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mine Shaft are #2b2b2b and #2b2b2b. Thus found on the left and right of #2b2b2b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Shoe Wax.
The split-complementary Shoe Wax palette consists of #2b2b2b and #2b2b2b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b2b2b). Try Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #2b2b2b, 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 #2b2b2b offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shoe Wax. Thus Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shoe Wax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Mine Shaft, and Mine Shaft split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b2b2b square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shoe Wax tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#2b2b2b) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mine Shaft – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b2b2b and #2b2b2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b2b2b is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shoe Wax has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 16.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b2b2b is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.14% black ink.
| HEX | #2b2b2b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,43,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0, 83.14 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0%,16.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,0%,16.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.5333,0.0015,-0.003) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.2962,2.4158,2.6308) |