Tàn Hēi Soot is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #cdc6c6 |
| Complementary Color | #393131 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tàn Hēi Soot Color. The Thermal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark as Night (#495252) for more calm effect. Try Night Watch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#393131 is the best complementary color to Tàn Hēi Soot. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #323939 complementary color is Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #313935 and #313539. Thus found on the left and right of #323939 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Outer Space colors as they work well with Tàn Hēi Soot.
The split-complementary Tàn Hēi Soot palette consists of #393531 and #393135 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#393131). Try Dune and Thunder colors in combination with #323939, 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 #323939 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tàn Hēi Soot. Thus Armadillo and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tàn Hēi Soot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Ship Gray, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #323939 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tàn Hēi Soot tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#393131) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #393139 and #313931.
In a RGB color space, hex #323939 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Tàn Hēi Soot has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 6.54% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #323939 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.65% black ink.
| HEX | #323939 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(50,57,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 0, 77.65 |
| HSL | hsl(180,6.54%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,12.28%,22.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.3373,-2.9414,-1.0076) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.517,3.8998,4.4383) |