Piano Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #e8e8e5 |
| Complementary Color | #1a1a16 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 9.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Piano Black Color. The Jaguar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bastille (#2c2c32) for more energetic effect. Try Tricorn Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1a1a16 is the best complementary color to Piano Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #17171a complementary color is Log Cabin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Woodsmoke are #16181a and #18161a. Thus found on the left and right of #17171a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woodsmoke and Baltic Sea colors as they work well with Piano Black.
The split-complementary Piano Black palette consists of #181a16 and #1a1816 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a1a16). Try Log Cabin and Cod Gray colors in combination with #17171a, 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 #17171a 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 Piano Black. Thus Heavy Metal and Cod Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piano Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Log Cabin, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #17171a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm 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. Piano Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#1a1a16) and two others. The Cod Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodsmoke – 120° from the complementary Log Cabin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a1616 and #161a1a.
In a RGB color space, hex #17171a is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Piano Black has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 6.12% and a lightness of 9.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #17171a is made of 1.18% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 89.8% black ink.
| HEX | #17171a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(23,23,26) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 1.18, 0, 89.8 |
| HSL | hsl(240,6.12%,9.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,11.54%,10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.8544,0.8083,-2.114) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.8462,0.8695,1.1005) |