Black Slug is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #cde |
| Complementary Color | #102133 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 13.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Slug Color. The Metallic Bronze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Crowshead (#1c1208) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Wood Grain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#102133 is the best complementary color to Black Slug. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #321 complementary color is Firefly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #331010 and #323310. Thus found on the left and right of #321 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coffee Bean and Woodrush colors as they work well with Black Slug.
The split-complementary Black Slug palette consists of #101033 and #103233 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#102133). Try Haiti and Firefly colors in combination with #321, 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 #321 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Slug. Thus Haiti and Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Slug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Firefly, Palm Leaf, and Wine Berry split by 90° on the color wheel. #321 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Slug tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#102133) and two others. The Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cedar – 120° from the complementary Firefly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #103322 and #331022.
In a RGB color space, hex #332211 is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Black Slug has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 13.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #332211 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 80% black ink.
| HEX | #332211 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,34,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 33%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 13.33, 80 |
| HSL | hsl(30,50%,13.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,66.67%,20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.89,5.771,14.4104) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.0384,1.8883,0.7874) |