Nightshade is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3b9b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b413c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nightshade Color. The Wizard Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Charcoal (#262b2f) for more calm effect. Try Ragtime Blues as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b413c is the best complementary color to Nightshade. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c464b complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #3c4b48 and #3c3e4b. Thus found on the left and right of #3c464b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Bright Gray colors as they work well with Nightshade.
The split-complementary Nightshade palette consists of #4b483c and #4b3c3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b413c). Try Armadillo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3c464b, 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 #3c464b 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 Nightshade. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nightshade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Mortar, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c464b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Nightshade tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4b413c) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b3c45 and #3c4b41.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c464b is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Nightshade has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c464b is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #3c464b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,70,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.96, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(200,11.11%,26.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,20%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0282,-2.7819,-4.3676) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3236,5.849,7.505) |