Black Tortoise is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #cacdca |
| Complementary Color | #323532 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Tortoise Color. The Shady Character color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Black Dahlia (#4e434d) for more energetic effect. Try My Place or Yours? as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#323532 is the best complementary color to Black Tortoise. 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 #353235 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 red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #333235 and #353233. Thus found on the left and right of #353235 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Black Tortoise.
The split-complementary Black Tortoise palette consists of #323533 and #333532 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#323532). Try Cape Cod and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #353235, 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 #353235 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 Black Tortoise. Thus Cape Cod and Tuatara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Tortoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Dune, and Shark split by 90° on the color wheel. #353235 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue 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 Tortoise tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#323532) and two others. The Tuatara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tuna – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #353532 and #323235.
In a RGB color space, hex #353235 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Black Tortoise has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 2.91% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353235 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.22% black ink.
| HEX | #353235 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,50,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 0, 79.22 |
| HSL | hsl(300,2.91%,20.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,5.66%,20.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.1891,2.0131,-1.4274) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2514,3.2951,3.8328) |