Shadowed Steel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b4b4b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4b4b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadowed Steel Color. The Humpback Whale color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark Charcoal (#333232) for more energetic effect. Try Mine Shaft as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b4b4b is the best complementary color to Shadowed Steel. Mid red shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b4b4b complementary color is Tundora, 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 Tundora are #4b4b4b and #4b4b4b. Thus found on the left and right of #4b4b4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Tundora colors as they work well with Shadowed Steel.
The split-complementary Shadowed Steel palette consists of #4b4b4b and #4b4b4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4b4b). Try Tundora and Tundora colors in combination with #4b4b4b, 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 #4b4b4b offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shadowed Steel. Thus Tundora and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadowed Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Tundora, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b4b4b square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shadowed Steel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4b4b4b) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4b4b and #4b4b4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b4b4b is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shadowed Steel has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b4b4b is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b4b4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,75,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,0%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8887,0.0022,-0.0043) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6877,7.036,7.6622) |