Spade Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #bdbebd |
| Complementary Color | #404240 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Spade Black Color. The Black Dahlia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called My Place or Yours? (#4f434e) for more energetic effect. Try Black Onyx as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#404240 is the best complementary color to Spade Black. 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 #424142 complementary color is Lunar Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #414042 and #424041. Thus found on the left and right of #424142 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Tundora colors as they work well with Spade Black.
The split-complementary Spade Black palette consists of #404241 and #414240 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#404240). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #424142, 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 #424142 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 Spade Black. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spade Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Masala, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #424142 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spade Black tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#404240) and two others. The Fuscous Gray 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 #424240 and #404042.
In a RGB color space, hex #424142 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Spade Black has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.76% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #424142 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #424142 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,65,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(300,0.76%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,1.52%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.661,0.6457,-0.4628) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1204,5.3322,5.9136) |