Black Safflower is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #cfd7cc |
| Complementary Color | #2b3328 |
| Color Shade: | violet (283.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Safflower Color. The Acai Berry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bossa Nova (#4c3d4e) for more energetic effect. Try Preserve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2b3328 is the best complementary color to Black Safflower. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #302833 complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Baltic Sea are #2a2833 and #332830. Thus found on the left and right of #302833 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Black Safflower.
The split-complementary Black Safflower palette consists of #28332a and #303328 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b3328). Try Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #302833, 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 #302833 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Safflower. Thus Outer Space and Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Safflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Dune, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #302833 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow 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 Safflower tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#2b3328) and two others. The Dune 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 #332f28 and #282b33.
In a RGB color space, hex #302833 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Black Safflower has a hue angle of 283.64°, a saturation of 12.09% and a lightness of 17.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #302833 is made of 1.18% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black ink.
| HEX | #302833 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,40,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 37% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 4.31, 0, 80 |
| HSL | hsl(283.64,12.09%,17.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(283.64,21.57%,20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.3902,6.2515,-5.7581) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.5753,2.385,3.4566) |