Black Onyx is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #d4d8d4 |
| Complementary Color | #272b27 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Onyx Color. The Valentino Nero color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Midnight Escape (#403c40) for more calm effect. Try Shisha Coal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#272b27 is the best complementary color to Black Onyx. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b272b complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #29272b and #2b2729. Thus found on the left and right of #2b272b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Black Onyx.
The split-complementary Black Onyx palette consists of #272b29 and #292b27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#272b27). Try Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #2b272b, 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 #2b272b offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Onyx. Thus Outer Space and Tuatara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Onyx contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Dune, and Shark split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b272b square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Onyx tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#272b27) and two others. The Tuatara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shark – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b2b27 and #27272b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b272b is made of 34% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Black Onyx has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 4.88% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b272b is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.14% black ink.
| HEX | #2b272b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,39,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 0, 83.14 |
| HSL | hsl(300,4.88%,16.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,9.3%,16.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.2007,2.7821,-1.9608) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.1578,2.139,2.5846) |