After Dark Color

#3c3535

After Dark is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #c3caca
Complementary Color #353b3b
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.16% (better contrasting with white)
After Dark Color Sample
After Dark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c3535

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to After Dark 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 Wild Boysenberry (#5a4747) for more energetic effect. Try Mahogany Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#353b3b is the best complementary color to After Dark. 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 #3c3535 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Masala are #3b3538 and #3b3835. Thus found on the left and right of #3c3535 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Dune colors as they work well with After Dark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary After Dark palette consists of #35383b and #353b38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#353b3b). Try Outer Space and Cape Cod colors in combination with #3c3535, 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 #3c3535 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 After Dark. Thus Tuna and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of After Dark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Heavy Metal, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c3535 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm 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. After Dark tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#353b3b) 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 #353b35 and #3b353b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c3535 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode After Dark has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 6.19% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c3535 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 76.47% black ink.

HEX #3c3535
RGB Decimal rgb(60,53,53)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 2.75, 76.47
HSL hsl(0,6.19%,22.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,11.67%,23.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.875,3.0918,1.1242)
XYZ xyz(3.7792,3.7639,3.8955)
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