Black Lacquer 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 | #c0c1c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3f3f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Lacquer Color. The Stone Cold Gray color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chinotto (#554747) for more energetic effect. Try Nero as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e3f3f is the best complementary color to Black Lacquer. 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 #3f3e3e 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 #3f3e3e and #3f3e3e. Thus found on the left and right of #3f3e3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Black Lacquer.
The split-complementary Black Lacquer palette consists of #3e3e3f and #3e3f3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3f3f). Try Ship Gray and Lunar Green colors in combination with #3f3e3e, 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 #3f3e3e 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 Black Lacquer. Thus Ship Gray and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Lacquer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Lunar Green, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f3e3e 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. Black Lacquer tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3e3f3f) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e3f3e and #3f3e3f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f3e3e is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Black Lacquer has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.8% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f3e3e is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3f3e3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,62,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 0.4, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0.8%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,1.59%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.3025,0.4265,0.1465) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.642,4.8498,5.2489) |