Sweet Molasses is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #b4bdc0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f484b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Molasses Color. The Night Gull Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wild Mustang (#695649) for more energetic effect. Try Moor Oak Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f484b is the best complementary color to Sweet Molasses. 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 #4b423f complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Masala are #4b3f42 and #4b483f. Thus found on the left and right of #4b423f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Armadillo colors as they work well with Sweet Molasses.
The split-complementary Sweet Molasses palette consists of #3f424b and #3f4b48 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f484b). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4b423f, 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 #4b423f offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Molasses. Thus Ship Gray and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Molasses contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Lunar Green, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b423f square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Molasses tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f484b) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f4b42 and #4b3f48.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b423f is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Molasses has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 8.7% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b423f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b423f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,66,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 4.7, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(15,8.7%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,16%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.7758,3.2492,3.224) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7471,5.7512,5.5098) |