Obsidian 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 | #bbafaa |
Complementary Color | #554944 |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.65° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Obsidian Color. The Tax Break 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 Inkwell (#31363a) for more calm effect. Try Black of Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#554944 is the best complementary color to Obsidian. 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 #445055 complementary color is Kabul, 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 River Bed are #445551 and #444755. Thus found on the left and right of #445055 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Mako colors as they work well with Obsidian.
The split-complementary Obsidian palette consists of #555144 and #554447 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#554944). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #445055, 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 #445055 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 Obsidian. Thus Kelp and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obsidian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #445055 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. Obsidian tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#554944) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55444f and #445549.
In a RGB color space, hex #445055 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Obsidian has a hue angle of 197.65°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445055 is made of 6.66% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
HEX | #445055 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(68,80,85) |
RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 36% |
CMYK | 6.66, 1.96, 0, 66.67 |
HSL | hsl(197.65,11.11%,30%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.65,20%,33.33%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(33.1832,-3.4944,-4.5322) |
XYZ | xyz(6.8922,7.6221,9.7023) |