Totally Black 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 | #c0bfbe |
| Complementary Color | #41403f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Totally Black Color. The Evening Cityscape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Country Sky (#49545a) for more energetic effect. Try Bovine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#41403f is the best complementary color to Totally Black. 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 #3f4041 complementary color is Masala, 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 Cape Cod are #3f4141 and #3f3f41. Thus found on the left and right of #3f4041 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Totally Black.
The split-complementary Totally Black palette consists of #41413f and #413f3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41403f). Try Tuatara and Tundora colors in combination with #3f4041, 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 #3f4041 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 Totally Black. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Totally Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Tundora, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f4041 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. Totally Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#41403f) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #413f40 and #3f4140.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f4041 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Totally Black has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.56% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f4041 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black ink.
| HEX | #3f4041 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,64,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 74.51 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.56%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,3.08%,25.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.0324,-0.1903,-0.7608) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8374,5.1052,5.7315) |