Ebony is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #f3f4e2 |
| Complementary Color | #1b1d0b |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 7.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ebony Color. The Tristesse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Narwhal Grey (#080813) for more calm effect. Try Lost in Sadness as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1b1d0b is the best complementary color to Ebony. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0c0b1d complementary color is Eternity, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony are #0b121d and #150b1d. Thus found on the left and right of #0c0b1d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony and Ebony colors as they work well with Ebony.
The split-complementary Ebony palette consists of #131d0b and #1d150b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1b1d0b). Try Gordons Green and Eternity colors in combination with #0c0b1d, 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 #0c0b1d offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ebony. Thus Gordons Green and Coffee Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ebony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eternity, Tamarind, and Black Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #0c0b1d square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ebony tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#1b1d0b) and two others. The Coffee Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aztec – 120° from the complementary Eternity. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1d0c0b and #0b1b1d.
In a RGB color space, hex #0c0b1d is made of 23% red, 21% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Ebony has a hue angle of 243.33°, a saturation of 45% and a lightness of 7.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0c0b1d is made of 6.66% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 88.63% black ink.
| HEX | #0c0b1d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(12,11,29) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 21%, 56% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 7.06, 0, 88.63 |
| HSL | hsl(243.33,45%,7.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.33,62.07%,11.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(3.6693,4.3818,-10.7777) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.4931,0.4062,1.2148) |