Liquorice Black Color

#352d32

Liquorice Black is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #cad2cd
Complementary Color #2c3530
Color Shade: warm magenta (322.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.22% (better contrasting with white)
Liquorice Black Color Sample
Liquorice Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #352d32

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Liquorice Black Color. The Royal Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red Onion (#473442) for more energetic effect. Try Plum Orbit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c3530 is the best complementary color to Liquorice Black. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #352d32 complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #342c35 and #352c2e. Thus found on the left and right of #352d32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Liquorice Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Liquorice Black palette consists of #2c3534 and #2e352c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c3530). Try Outer Space and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #352d32, 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 #352d32 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Liquorice Black. Thus Outer Space and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Liquorice Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Armadillo, and Shark split by 90° on the color wheel. #352d32 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Liquorice Black tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#2c3530) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Baltic Sea – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32352c and #302c35.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #352d32 is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Liquorice Black has a hue angle of 322.5°, a saturation of 8.16% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #352d32 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 79.22% black ink.

HEX #352d32
RGB Decimal rgb(53,45,50)
RGB Percentage 36%, 30%, 34%
CMYK 0, 3.13, 1.17, 79.22
HSL hsl(322.5,8.16%,19.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(322.5,15.09%,20.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.4906,4.7269,-1.871)
XYZ xyz(2.9823,2.8639,3.4132)
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