Black River Falls Color

#343e54

Black River Falls is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #cbc1ab
Complementary Color #544934
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Black River Falls Color Sample
Black River Falls Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #343e54

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black River Falls Color. The Purple Ode 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 Hidden Sapphire (#445771) for more energetic effect. Try Rainmaker as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#544934 is the best complementary color to Black River Falls. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #343e54 complementary color is Judge Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #344d54 and #3a3454. Thus found on the left and right of #343e54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxford Blue and Martinique colors as they work well with Black River Falls.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black River Falls palette consists of #4d5434 and #543a34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#544934). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #343e54, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #343e54 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black River Falls. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black River Falls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Judge Gray, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #343e54 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black River Falls tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#544934) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Judge Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54343e and #34544a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #343e54 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Black River Falls has a hue angle of 221.25°, a saturation of 23.53% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #343e54 is made of 12.55% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.

HEX #343e54
RGB Decimal rgb(52,62,84)
RGB Percentage 26%, 31%, 42%
CMYK 12.55, 8.63, 0, 67.06
HSL hsl(221.25,23.53%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.25,38.1%,32.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.2023,2.1231,-14.575)
XYZ xyz(4.739,4.8154,9.0672)
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