Dark Night is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bfb4a8 |
| Complementary Color | #574c40 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Night Color. The Ebony color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Slate (#516572) for more energetic effect. Try Slate Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#574c40 is the best complementary color to Dark Night. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #404b57 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #405657 and #404057. Thus found on the left and right of #404b57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Dark Night.
The split-complementary Dark Night palette consists of #565740 and #574040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574c40). Try Finch and Matterhorn colors in combination with #404b57, 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 #404b57 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 Dark Night. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #404b57 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Dark Night tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#574c40) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57404a and #40574c.
In a RGB color space, hex #404b57 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Night has a hue angle of 211.3°, a saturation of 15.23% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #404b57 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #404b57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,75,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.71, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(211.3,15.23%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.3,26.44%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.371,-1.2933,-8.551) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3507,6.8103,9.9966) |