Black Bay 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 | #b8b5b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e4b47 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Bay Color. The Calligraphy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Intermediate Blue (#56626e) for more energetic effect. Try Lithic Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e4b47 is the best complementary color to Black Bay. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #474a4e complementary color is Fuscous Gray, 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 Abbey are #474d4e and #47474e. Thus found on the left and right of #474a4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Black Bay.
The split-complementary Black Bay palette consists of #4d4e47 and #4e4747 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e4b47). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #474a4e, 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 #474a4e 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 Black Bay. Thus Lunar Green and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #474a4e 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. Black Bay tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4e4b47) 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 #4e4749 and #474e4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #474a4e is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Black Bay has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 4.7% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #474a4e is made of 2.75% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #474a4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,74,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 1.57, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,4.7%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,8.97%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.3175,-0.3016,-2.8063) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4225,6.7872,8.1793) |