Black Licorice is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c5c4c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b3a3a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Licorice Color. The Refined Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Urban Chic (#464e4d) for more energetic effect. Try Cavernous as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b3a3a is the best complementary color to Black Licorice. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a3b3b complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3a3b3a and #3a3a3b. Thus found on the left and right of #3a3b3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Tuna colors as they work well with Black Licorice.
The split-complementary Black Licorice palette consists of #3b3a3a and #3b3a3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b3a3a). Try Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #3a3b3b, 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 #3a3b3b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Licorice. Thus Tuatara and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Licorice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Tuna, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a3b3b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Licorice tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#3b3a3a) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b3a3b and #3a3b3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a3b3b is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Black Licorice has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.85% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a3b3b is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3a3b3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,59,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 0, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(180,0.85%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,1.69%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.7752,-0.4241,-0.153) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0983,4.3432,4.76) |