Salem Black Color

#45494d

Salem 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 #bab6b2
Complementary Color #4d4945
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Salem Black Color Sample
Salem Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #45494d

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salem Black Color. The Blue Sabre 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 Calligraphy (#59636a) for more energetic effect. Try Intermediate Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4d4945 is the best complementary color to Salem 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 #45494d complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #454d4d and #45454d. Thus found on the left and right of #45494d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Salem Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salem Black palette consists of #4d4d45 and #4d4545 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d4945). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #45494d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #45494d 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 Salem Black. Thus Cabbage Pont and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salem Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #45494d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salem Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4d4945) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4549 and #454d49.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #45494d is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Salem Black has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 5.48% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45494d is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.

HEX #45494d
RGB Decimal rgb(69,73,77)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 3.14, 1.57, 0, 69.8
HSL hsl(210,5.48%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,10.39%,30.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.798,-0.6979,-2.9516)
XYZ xyz(6.1763,6.5661,7.963)
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