Deep Night is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b6b3aa |
| Complementary Color | #555149 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Night Color. The Speedwell 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 Confederate (#5c6272) for more energetic effect. Try Ebony Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#555149 is the best complementary color to Deep Night. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #494c55 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #495155 and #4c4955. Thus found on the left and right of #494c55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Deep Night.
The split-complementary Deep Night palette consists of #525549 and #554c49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555149). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #494c55, 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 #494c55 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 Deep Night. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #494c55 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange 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. Deep Night tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#555149) and two others. The Emperor 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 #55494c and #495551.
In a RGB color space, hex #494c55 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Night has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 7.59% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494c55 is made of 4.7% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #494c55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,76,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 3.53, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(225,7.59%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,14.12%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3499,0.8967,-5.7298) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9718,7.2412,9.6246) |