Blackbird is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c0bbb3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c473f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackbird Color. The Pencil Point color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Planet (#545e6a) for more energetic effect. Try Wizard Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c473f is the best complementary color to Blackbird. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f444c complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #3f4a4c and #403f4c. Thus found on the left and right of #3f444c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Blackbird.
The split-complementary Blackbird palette consists of #4a4c3f and #4c403f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c473f). Try Kelp and Tundora colors in combination with #3f444c, 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 #3f444c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackbird. Thus Cabbage Pont and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackbird contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Emperor, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f444c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blackbird tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4c473f) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c3f44 and #3f4c47.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f444c is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blackbird has a hue angle of 216.92°, a saturation of 9.35% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f444c is made of 5.09% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #3f444c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,68,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 3.13, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(216.92,9.35%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.92,17.11%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.676,-0.0985,-5.5154) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4215,5.7128,7.6544) |