Tristesse is soft, 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 | #f3f3e0 |
| Complementary Color | #1e1f0c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 8.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Tristesse Color. The Ebony color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Knight (#151931) for more calm effect. Try Narwhal Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1e1f0c is the best complementary color to Tristesse. 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 #0c0c1f complementary color is Eternity, 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 Ebony are #0c151f and #150c1f. Thus found on the left and right of #0c0c1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony and Ebony colors as they work well with Tristesse.
The split-complementary Tristesse palette consists of #151f0c and #1f150c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e1f0c). Try Gordons Green and Eternity colors in combination with #0c0c1f, 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 #0c0c1f 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 Tristesse. Thus Gordons Green and Coffee Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tristesse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eternity, Tamarind, and Black Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #0c0c1f 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. Tristesse tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#1e1f0c) 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 #1f0c0c and #0c1e1f.
In a RGB color space, hex #0c0c1f is made of 22% red, 22% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Tristesse has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 8.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0c0c1f is made of 7.45% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 87.84% black ink.
| HEX | #0c0c1f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(12,12,31) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 22%, 56% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 7.45, 0, 87.84 |
| HSL | hsl(240,44.19%,8.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,61.29%,12.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(3.9748,4.5951,-11.8885) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.5304,0.44,1.3533) |