Benthic Black is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #ffe |
| Complementary Color | #101100 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 3.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Benthic Black Color. The Oblivion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Abyssopelagic Water (#000033) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#101100 is the best complementary color to Benthic Black. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #001 complementary color is Nero, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue are #000811 and #080011. Thus found on the left and right of #001 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Charcoal and Black Russian colors as they work well with Benthic Black.
The split-complementary Benthic Black palette consists of #081100 and #110800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#101100). Try Deep Fir and Nero colors in combination with #001, 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 #001 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Benthic Black. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Benthic Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nero, Diesel, and Holly split by 90° on the color wheel. #001 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Benthic Black tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#101100) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swamp – 120° from the complementary Nero. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #100 and #001011.
In a RGB color space, hex #000011 is made of 0% red, 0% green and 100% blue. In a HSL mode Benthic Black has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 3.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #000011 is made of 6.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 93.33% black ink.
| HEX | #000011 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,0,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 0%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 6.67, 0, 93.33 |
| HSL | hsl(240,100%,3.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,100%,6.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(0.3656,2.5689,-6.9905) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.1012,0.0405,0.5328) |