Black Mocha 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 | #b4b8bc |
| Complementary Color | #43474b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Mocha Color. The Chocolate Chip 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 Frontier Shadow (#655a4a) for more energetic effect. Try Sausalito Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43474b is the best complementary color to Black Mocha. 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 #4b4743 complementary color is Mako, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Merlin are #4b4343 and #4b4b43. Thus found on the left and right of #4b4743 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Black Mocha.
The split-complementary Black Mocha palette consists of #43434b and #434b4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43474b). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4b4743, 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 #4b4743 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 Black Mocha. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Mocha contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mako, Lunar Green, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b4743 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. Black Mocha tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#43474b) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Mako. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #434b47 and #4b4347.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b4743 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Black Mocha has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 5.63% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b4743 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b4743 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,71,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 3.14, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(30,5.63%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,10.67%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.4183,0.8483,2.9973) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.168,6.4076,6.2219) |