Largest Black Slug Color

#551f2f

Largest Black Slug is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #aae0d0
Complementary Color #1f5544
Color Shade: red magenta (342.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.75% (better contrasting with white)
Largest Black Slug Color Sample
Largest Black Slug Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #551f2f

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Largest Black Slug Color. The Whisky Cola color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tibetan Red (#782a39) for more energetic effect. Try Red Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1f5544 is the best complementary color to Largest Black Slug. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #551f2f complementary color is Green Pea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wine Berry are #551f4a and #55291f. Thus found on the left and right of #551f2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Cocoa Bean colors as they work well with Largest Black Slug.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Largest Black Slug palette consists of #1f4a55 and #1f5529 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f5544). Try Blue Dianne and Everglade colors in combination with #551f2f, 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 #551f2f offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Largest Black Slug. Thus Cloud Burst and Mallard giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Largest Black Slug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Pea, Thatch Green, and Port Gore split by 90° on the color wheel. #551f2f square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Largest Black Slug tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#1f5544) and two others. The Mallard is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Grape – 120° from the complementary Green Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f551f and #441f55.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #551f2f is made of 52% red, 19% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Largest Black Slug has a hue angle of 342.22°, a saturation of 46.55% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #551f2f is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #551f2f
RGB Decimal rgb(85,31,47)
RGB Percentage 52%, 19%, 29%
CMYK 0, 21.17, 14.9, 66.67
HSL hsl(342.22,46.55%,22.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(342.22,63.53%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.5046,26.816,2.2615)
XYZ xyz(4.7494,3.1165,3.0405)
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