Dead Pixel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, cool blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #c4c5c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a3b3b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dead Pixel Color. The Gold Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Out (#222222) for more calm effect. Try Eye Patch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a3b3b is the best complementary color to Dead Pixel. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b3a3a complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #3b3a3a and #3b3a3a. Thus found on the left and right of #3b3a3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Dead Pixel.
The split-complementary Dead Pixel palette consists of #3a3a3b and #3a3b3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a3b3b). Try Tuna and Lunar Green colors in combination with #3b3a3a, 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 #3b3a3a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dead Pixel. Thus Tuna and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dead Pixel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Lunar Green, and Tuna split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b3a3a square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, warm cyan and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dead Pixel tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3a3b3b) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a3b3a and #3b3a3b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b3a3a is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dead Pixel has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.85% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b3a3a is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3b3a3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,58,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0.39, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0.85%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,1.69%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.5175,0.4311,0.1483) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0804,4.2614,4.6105) |