Warm Onyx Color

#4c4845

Warm Onyx 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 #b3b7ba
Complementary Color #45494c
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Warm Onyx Color Sample
Warm Onyx Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c4845

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Onyx Color. The Tree Bark Brown 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 Chocolate Chip (#685a4e) for more energetic effect. Try Brood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#45494c is the best complementary color to Warm Onyx. 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 #4c4845 complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Masala are #4c4545 and #4c4b45. Thus found on the left and right of #4c4845 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Warm Onyx.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Onyx palette consists of #45454c and #454c4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45494c). Try Abbey and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4c4845, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4c4845 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 Warm Onyx. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Onyx contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Lunar Green, and Gravel split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c4845 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Warm Onyx tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#45494c) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #454c48 and #4c4549.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c4845 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Onyx has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 4.83% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c4845 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 70.2% black ink.

HEX #4c4845
RGB Decimal rgb(76,72,69)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 2.74, 70.2
HSL hsl(25.71,4.83%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,9.21%,29.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.8805,1.0475,2.3895)
XYZ xyz(6.372,6.6009,6.5685)
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