Elderberry Black 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 | #e1cdc4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b271d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Elderberry Black Color. The Berry Blue Green 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 soft alternative called Nocturne (#344d58) for more calm effect. Try Iron Head as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b271d is the best complementary color to Elderberry Black. 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 #1e323b complementary color is Bistre, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Te Papa Green are #1d3b35 and #1d233b. Thus found on the left and right of #1e323b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Mirage colors as they work well with Elderberry Black.
The split-complementary Elderberry Black palette consists of #3b351d and #3b1d23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b271d). Try Lisbon Brown and Jon colors in combination with #1e323b, 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 #1e323b 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 Elderberry Black. Thus Black Olive and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elderberry Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bistre, Revolver, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e323b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elderberry Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#3b271d) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Bistre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b1d31 and #1d3b26.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e323b is made of 22% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Elderberry Black has a hue angle of 198.62°, a saturation of 32.58% and a lightness of 17.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e323b is made of 11.38% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #1e323b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,50,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 3.53, 0, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(198.62,32.58%,17.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.62,49.15%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.5279,-5.1283,-8.2107) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4654,2.873,4.5623) |