Chinese Ink is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #c0ced4 |
| Complementary Color | #2b383f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Ink Color. The Daniel Boone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rare Wood (#594c42) for more calm effect. Try Mousy Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2b383f is the best complementary color to Chinese Ink. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f312b complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe are #3f2b2f and #3f3b2b. Thus found on the left and right of #3f312b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Taupe colors as they work well with Chinese Ink.
The split-complementary Chinese Ink palette consists of #2b2f3f and #2b3f3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b383f). Try Ebony Clay and Outer Space colors in combination with #3f312b, 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 #3f312b offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Ink. Thus Blackcurrant and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Heavy Metal, and Blackcurrant split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f312b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Ink tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2b383f) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b3f31 and #3f2b38.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f312b is made of 41% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Ink has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 18.87% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f312b is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3f312b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,49,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 7.85, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(18,18.87%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,31.75%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.6817,5.2496,6.2303) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5843,3.4278,2.7582) |