Lacquered Licorice Color

#383838

Lacquered Licorice 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 #c7c7c7
Complementary Color #383838
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 21.96% (better contrasting with white)
Lacquered Licorice Color Sample
Lacquered Licorice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #383838

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lacquered Licorice Color. The Lead color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Black Garnet (#4e4444) for more energetic effect. Try Rhodonite Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#383838 is the best complementary color to Lacquered Licorice. 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 #383838 complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #383838 and #383838. Thus found on the left and right of #383838 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Lacquered Licorice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lacquered Licorice palette consists of #383838 and #383838 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#383838). Try Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #383838, 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 #383838 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 Lacquered Licorice. Thus Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lacquered Licorice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Mine Shaft, and Mine Shaft split by 90° on the color wheel. #383838 square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red 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. Lacquered Licorice tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#383838) 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 #383838 and #383838.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #383838 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lacquered Licorice has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #383838 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.

HEX #383838
RGB Decimal rgb(56,56,56)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0, 78.04
HSL hsl(0,0%,21.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,0%,21.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(23.5209,0.0018,-0.0035)
XYZ xyz(3.7589,3.9546,4.3066)

#383838 Pair Colors

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