Black Kite is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #cae1e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1c3234 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Kite Color. The Chicory Coffee color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called American Mahogany (#52352f) for more calm effect. Try Indian Fig as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1c3234 is the best complementary color to Black Kite. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #351e1c complementary color is Timber Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jon are #341c26 and #342a1c. Thus found on the left and right of #351e1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jon and Bistre colors as they work well with Black Kite.
The split-complementary Black Kite palette consists of #1c2634 and #1c342a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c3234). Try Mirage and Celtic colors in combination with #351e1c, 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 #351e1c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Kite. Thus Mirage and Green Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Kite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Timber Green, Green Kelp, and Bleached Cedar split by 90° on the color wheel. #351e1c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Kite tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1c3234) and two others. The Green Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jon – 120° from the complementary Timber Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c341e and #341c32.
In a RGB color space, hex #351e1c is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Black Kite has a hue angle of 4.8°, a saturation of 30.86% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #351e1c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 79.22% black ink.
| HEX | #351e1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,30,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 27%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 9.8, 79.22 |
| HSL | hsl(4.8,30.86%,15.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.8,47.17%,20.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.2266,10.9456,6.0867) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.1421,1.7693,1.3272) |