Noble Black is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, warm green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #dfdedb |
| Complementary Color | #242320 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 13.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Black Color. The Antarctic Deep color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Octavius (#37393e) for more energetic effect. Try Night Wizard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#242320 is the best complementary color to Noble Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #202124 complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #202324 and #202024. Thus found on the left and right of #202124 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Shark colors as they work well with Noble Black.
The split-complementary Noble Black palette consists of #232420 and #242020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#242320). Try Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #202124, 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 #202124 offers a combination of yellow green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Noble Black. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Noble Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #202124 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, warm yellow 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. Noble Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#242320) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Tuatara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #242020 and #202422.
In a RGB color space, hex #202124 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Black has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 13.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #202124 is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 85.88% black ink.
| HEX | #202124 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(32,33,36) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.18, 0, 85.88 |
| HSL | hsl(225,5.88%,13.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,11.11%,14.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.7483,0.3186,-2.1819) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.458,1.5222,1.886) |