Film Noir 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 | #b8c6cc |
| Complementary Color | #334147 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Film Noir Color. The Revival Mahogany color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orka Black (#27221f) for more calm effect. Try Mousy Indigo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#334147 is the best complementary color to Film Noir. 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 #473933 complementary color is Limed Spruce, 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 #473337 and #474333. Thus found on the left and right of #473933 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Taupe colors as they work well with Film Noir.
The split-complementary Film Noir palette consists of #333747 and #334743 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#334147). Try Bright Gray and Outer Space colors in combination with #473933, 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 #473933 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 Film Noir. Thus Tuna and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Film Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Blackcurrant split by 90° on the color wheel. #473933 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. Film Noir tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#334147) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #334739 and #473341.
In a RGB color space, hex #473933 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Film Noir has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 16.39% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #473933 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 72.16% black ink.
| HEX | #473933 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,57,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 7.84, 72.16 |
| HSL | hsl(18,16.39%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,28.17%,27.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.2748,5.0814,6.0583) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6592,4.5049,3.7559) |