Slate Black 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 | #b4c2cc |
| Complementary Color | #33414b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Black Color. The Coffee Liqueur 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 saturated alternative called Spice (#6c4f3f) for more energetic effect. Try Prospect as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#33414b is the best complementary color to Slate Black. 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 #4b3d33 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 #4b3334 and #4b4933. Thus found on the left and right of #4b3d33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Kelp colors as they work well with Slate Black.
The split-complementary Slate Black palette consists of #33344b and #334b49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33414b). Try Martinique and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #4b3d33, 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 #4b3d33 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 Slate Black. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b3d33 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. Slate Black tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#33414b) and two others. The Tom Thumb 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 #334b3d and #4b3341.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b3d33 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Black has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 19.05% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b3d33 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b3d33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,61,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 9.41, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(25,19.05%,24.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25,32%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9399,4.3357,8.4546) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1679,5.0724,3.8387) |