Black Flame is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #b7b4a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a5747 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Flame Color. The Script Ink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Orchid (#525476) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a5747 is the best complementary color to Black Flame. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #484b5a complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #47545a and #4d475a. Thus found on the left and right of #484b5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Black Flame.
The split-complementary Black Flame palette consists of #545a47 and #5a4d47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a5747). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #484b5a, 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 #484b5a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Flame. Thus Gray Asparagus and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Flame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #484b5a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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 Flame tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5a5747) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a474a and #475a57.
In a RGB color space, hex #484b5a is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Black Flame has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #484b5a is made of 7.05% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #484b5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,75,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.05, 5.88, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(230,11.11%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230,20%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1416,2.4153,-9.2385) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.034,7.1481,10.6818) |