Black Hole Color

#010203

Black Hole is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #fefdfc
Complementary Color #030201
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 0.78% (better contrasting with white)
Black Hole Color Sample
Black Hole Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #010203

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Hole Color. The Dark Rift color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias.

Complementary Palette

#030201 is the best complementary color to Black Hole. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #010203 complementary color is Asphalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony are #010203 and #010103. Thus found on the left and right of #010203 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony and Ebony colors as they work well with Black Hole.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Hole palette consists of #020301 and #030101 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#030201). Try Gordons Green and Asphalt colors in combination with #010203, 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 #010203 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Hole. Thus Gordons Green and Asphalt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Hole contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asphalt, Asphalt, and Midnight Moss split by 90° on the color wheel. #010203 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, warm magenta, warm red and warm green 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 Hole tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#030201) and two others. The Asphalt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Black Bean – 120° from the complementary Asphalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #030102 and #010302.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #010203 is made of 17% red, 33% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Black Hole has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 0.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #010203 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 98.82% black ink.

HEX #010203
RGB Decimal rgb(1,2,3)
RGB Percentage 17%, 33%, 50%
CMYK 0.79, 0.4, 0, 98.82
HSL hsl(210,50%,0.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,66.67%,1.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(0.5099,-0.1223,-0.4708)
XYZ xyz(0.0507,0.0564,0.0944)
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