Black Pudding is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #5bb5a9 |
| Complementary Color | #49a498 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Pudding Color. The Berry Crush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Strawberry Rhubarb (#b96364) for more energetic effect. Try Old Brick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#49a498 is the best complementary color to Black Pudding. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a44a56 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Pink are #a44983 and #a46a49. Thus found on the left and right of #a44a56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Black Pudding.
The split-complementary Black Pudding palette consists of #4983a4 and #49a46b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49a498). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #a44a56, 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 #a44a56 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 Pudding. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Pudding contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a44a56 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Pudding tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#49a498) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56a449 and #9749a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a44a56 is made of 51% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Black Pudding has a hue angle of 352°, a saturation of 37.82% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a44a56 is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a44a56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,74,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.29, 30.58, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(352,37.82%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352,54.88%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4512,38.3295,11.1438) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4383,13.462,10.378) |