Black Fox Color

#4f4842

Black Fox 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 #b0b7bd
Complementary Color #42494e
Color Shade: warm red (27.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Black Fox Color Sample
Black Fox Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f4842

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Fox Color. The Soya Bean 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 Swiss Brown (#6e5f53) for more energetic effect. Try Introspective as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#42494e is the best complementary color to Black Fox. 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 #4f4842 complementary color is Mako, 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 Armadillo are #4e4242 and #4e4e42. Thus found on the left and right of #4f4842 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Black Fox.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Fox palette consists of #42424e and #424e4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42494e). Try Mako and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4f4842, 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 #4f4842 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 Fox. Thus Ship Gray and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Fox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mako, Lunar Green, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f4842 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. Black Fox tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#42494e) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Mako. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #424e48 and #4e4249.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f4842 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Black Fox has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 8.97% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f4842 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #4f4842
RGB Decimal rgb(79,72,66)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 5.1, 69.02
HSL hsl(27.69,8.97%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.69,16.46%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.0913,1.7533,4.6569)
XYZ xyz(6.5252,6.6903,6.1017)
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