Black Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c7b1b6 |
| Complementary Color | #4e383c |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Green Color. The Aztec color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silverpine (#4e6866) for more calm effect. Try Pitch Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e383c is the best complementary color to Black Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #384e49 complementary color is Matterhorn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #384e3d and #38484e. Thus found on the left and right of #384e49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Black Green.
The split-complementary Black Green palette consists of #4e3d38 and #4e3848 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e383c). Try Rock and Matterhorn colors in combination with #384e49, 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 #384e49 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 Black Green. Thus Taupe and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matterhorn, Gun Powder, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #384e49 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool 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. Black Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4e383c) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabbage Pont – 120° from the complementary Matterhorn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49384e and #3d4e38.
In a RGB color space, hex #384e49 is made of 27% red, 38% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Black Green has a hue angle of 166.36°, a saturation of 16.42% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #384e49 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #384e49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,78,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 38%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0, 1.96, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(166.36,16.42%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.36,28.21%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.2788,-9.7172,0.2023) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5579,6.7706,7.3172) |