Lava Black 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 | #cad0c9 |
| Complementary Color | #30362f |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Black Color. The Bossa Nova color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Feminin Nightshade (#4f4352) for more energetic effect. Try Mortar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#30362f is the best complementary color to Lava Black. 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 #352f36 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 Baltic Sea are #312f36 and #362f33. Thus found on the left and right of #352f36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Lava Black.
The split-complementary Lava Black palette consists of #2f3631 and #33362f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30362f). Try Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #352f36, 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 #352f36 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 Lava Black. Thus Outer Space and Tuatara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lava Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Dune, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #352f36 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. Lava Black tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#30362f) 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 #36352f and #2f3036.
In a RGB color space, hex #352f36 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lava Black has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 6.93% and a lightness of 19.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #352f36 is made of 0.4% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.82% black ink.
| HEX | #352f36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,47,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 2.75, 0, 78.82 |
| HSL | hsl(291.43,6.93%,19.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.43,12.96%,21.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.2678,4.2885,-3.4747) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1506,3.0563,3.9139) |