Pitch Black is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #b7c3be |
| Complementary Color | #3c4742 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pitch Black Color. The Prophetic Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sinful (#645059) for more energetic effect. Try Virtuoso as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c4742 is the best complementary color to Pitch Black. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #483c41 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #473c46 and #473d3c. Thus found on the left and right of #483c41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Masala colors as they work well with Pitch Black.
The split-complementary Pitch Black palette consists of #3c4647 and #3c473d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4742). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #483c41, 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 #483c41 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pitch Black. Thus Mako and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pitch Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Kelp, and Tuna split by 90° on the color wheel. #483c41 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pitch Black tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#3c4742) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40473c and #433c47.
In a RGB color space, hex #483c41 is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pitch Black has a hue angle of 335°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #483c41 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #483c41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,60,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 30%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 2.75, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(335,9.09%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335,16.67%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.7094,6.236,-1.1283) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2425,4.9911,5.6881) |