Pirate Black 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 | #c9c7c7 |
| Complementary Color | #383636 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pirate Black Color. The Panda Black 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 saturated alternative called Darkness Green (#3a4645) for more energetic effect. Try Refined Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#383636 is the best complementary color to Pirate Black. 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 #363838 complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #363837 and #363738. Thus found on the left and right of #363838 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Shark colors as they work well with Pirate Black.
The split-complementary Pirate Black palette consists of #383736 and #383637 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#383636). Try Tuatara and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #363838, 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 #363838 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 Pirate Black. Thus Tuatara and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pirate Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Ship Gray, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #363838 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, violet, 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. Pirate Black tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#383636) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #383638 and #363836.
In a RGB color space, hex #363838 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pirate Black has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.82% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #363838 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #363838 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,56,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 0, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.82%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,3.57%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.3318,-0.8548,-0.3025) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6493,3.8981,4.3015) |