Black Garnet is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b1bbbb |
| Complementary Color | #444d4d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Garnet Color. The Peat Red Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bourbon Truffle (#6c5654) for more energetic effect. Try Peppercorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#444d4d is the best complementary color to Black Garnet. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4444 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #4d4449 and #4d4944. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4444 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Black Garnet.
The split-complementary Black Garnet palette consists of #44494d and #444d49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#444d4d). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4e4444, 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 #4e4444 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Garnet. Thus Mako and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Garnet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Cabbage Pont, and Gravel split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4444 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm 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. Black Garnet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#444d4d) 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 #444d44 and #4d444d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4444 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Black Garnet has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 6.85% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4444 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4444 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,68,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 3.92, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(0,6.85%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,12.82%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8406,4.2507,1.5556) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2524,6.1713,6.3305) |