Onyx Heart is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #cac7c6 |
| Complementary Color | #393635 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Onyx Heart Color. The Satin Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Obsidian (#445055) for more energetic effect. Try High Salute as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#393635 is the best complementary color to Onyx Heart. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #353839 complementary color is Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #353938 and #353639. Thus found on the left and right of #353839 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Onyx Heart.
The split-complementary Onyx Heart palette consists of #393835 and #393536 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#393635). Try Tuatara and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #353839, 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 #353839 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Onyx Heart. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Onyx Heart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Ship Gray, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #353839 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Onyx Heart tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#393635) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #393538 and #353936.
In a RGB color space, hex #353839 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Onyx Heart has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 3.64% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353839 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.65% black ink.
| HEX | #353839 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,56,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0.39, 0, 77.65 |
| HSL | hsl(195,3.64%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,7.02%,22.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.2728,-1.0396,-1.0713) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6209,3.8806,4.4291) |