Valentino Nero 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 | #c7d3c7 |
| Complementary Color | #2b382b |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Valentino Nero Color. The Navy Cosmos color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Black (#49434a) for more calm effect. Try Raisin Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b382b is the best complementary color to Valentino Nero. 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 #382c38 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 Thunder are #312b38 and #382b32. Thus found on the left and right of #382c38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blackcurrant and Thunder colors as they work well with Valentino Nero.
The split-complementary Valentino Nero palette consists of #2b3832 and #32382b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b382b). Try Outer Space and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #382c38, 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 #382c38 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 Valentino Nero. Thus Outer Space and Rangitoto giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valentino Nero contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Armadillo, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #382c38 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, 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. Valentino Nero tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#2b382b) and two others. The Rangitoto is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charade – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38382b and #2b2b38.
In a RGB color space, hex #382c38 is made of 36% red, 28% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Valentino Nero has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #382c38 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #382c38 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,44,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 28%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 0, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(300,12%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,21.43%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.7517,8.1082,-5.587) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2454,2.9276,4.1354) |