Black Pearl Color

#1e272c

Black Pearl 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 #e1d8d3
Complementary Color #2c221d
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 14.51% (better contrasting with white)
Black Pearl Color Sample
Black Pearl Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1e272c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Pearl Color. The Adept color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cool Current (#283c44) for more energetic effect. Try Mirage as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2c221d is the best complementary color to Black Pearl. 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 #1e272c complementary color is Cocoa Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #1d2c29 and #1d1f2c. Thus found on the left and right of #1e272c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Steel Gray colors as they work well with Black Pearl.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Pearl palette consists of #2c291d and #2c1d1f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c221d). Try Zeus and Cocoa Brown colors in combination with #1e272c, 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 #1e272c 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 Pearl. Thus Log Cabin and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Pearl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cocoa Brown, Bleached Cedar, and Log Cabin split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e272c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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 Pearl tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#2c221d) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Cocoa Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c1d26 and #1d2c22.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1e272c is made of 27% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Black Pearl has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 18.92% and a lightness of 14.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e272c is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black ink.

HEX #1e272c
RGB Decimal rgb(30,39,44)
RGB Percentage 27%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 5.49, 1.96, 0, 82.75
HSL hsl(201.43,18.92%,14.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.43,31.82%,17.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.0017,-2.4709,-4.5877)
XYZ xyz(1.7156,1.9089,2.6609)
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