Brilliant Licorice 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 | #ababab |
| Complementary Color | #545454 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brilliant Licorice Color. The Browse 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 Zambezi (#6b5a5a) for more energetic effect. Try Eclipse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#545454 is the best complementary color to Brilliant Licorice. 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 #545454 complementary color is Emperor, 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 Emperor are #545454 and #545454. Thus found on the left and right of #545454 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Emperor colors as they work well with Brilliant Licorice.
The split-complementary Brilliant Licorice palette consists of #545454 and #545454 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#545454). Try Emperor and Emperor colors in combination with #545454, 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 #545454 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 Brilliant Licorice. Thus Emperor and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brilliant Licorice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emperor, Emperor, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #545454 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. Brilliant Licorice tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#545454) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Emperor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545454 and #545454.
In a RGB color space, hex #545454 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Brilliant Licorice has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545454 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #545454 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,84,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,0%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7241,0.0023,-0.0046) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4267,8.8656,9.6546) |