Black Cat is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d1d0ce |
| Complementary Color | #31302e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Cat Color. The Smoking Night Blue 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 soft alternative called Midnight Magic (#46474a) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Duck Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#31302e is the best complementary color to Black Cat. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e2f31 complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #2e3031 and #2e2e31. Thus found on the left and right of #2e2f31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Shark colors as they work well with Black Cat.
The split-complementary Black Cat palette consists of #30312e and #312e2e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#31302e). Try Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #2e2f31, 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 #2e2f31 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 Black Cat. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Cat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e2f31 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange 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. Black Cat tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#31302e) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Tuatara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #312e2e and #2e3130.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e2f31 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Black Cat has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 3.16% and a lightness of 18.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e2f31 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.78% black ink.
| HEX | #2e2f31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,47,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0.79, 0, 80.78 |
| HSL | hsl(220,3.16%,18.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,6.12%,19.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.3732,0.0458,-1.4366) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.6976,2.8356,3.3109) |