Shisha Coal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #c3c4c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b3c3b |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Shisha Coal Color. The Black Space color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raisin Black (#242124) for more energetic effect. Try Black Dahlia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b3c3b is the best complementary color to Shisha Coal. 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 #3c3b3c complementary color is Lunar Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Thunder are #3b3b3c and #3c3b3b. Thus found on the left and right of #3c3b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Mine Shaft colors as they work well with Shisha Coal.
The split-complementary Shisha Coal palette consists of #3b3c3b and #3b3c3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b3c3b). Try Lunar Green and Lunar Green colors in combination with #3c3b3c, 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 #3c3b3c 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 Shisha Coal. Thus Cape Cod and Tuatara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shisha Coal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Mine Shaft, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c3b3c square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shisha Coal tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#3b3c3b) and two others. The Tuatara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c3c3b and #3b3b3c.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c3b3c is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shisha Coal has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.84% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c3b3c is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #3c3b3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,59,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(300,0.84%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,1.67%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.998,0.6558,-0.4698) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2431,4.4148,4.9035) |