Blackwood 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 | #b6b1ad |
| Complementary Color | #524d49 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackwood Color. The Fuel Town 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 Lava Grey (#5e686d) for more energetic effect. Try King Creek Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#524d49 is the best complementary color to Blackwood. 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 #494e52 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #495251 and #494952. Thus found on the left and right of #494e52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Blackwood.
The split-complementary Blackwood palette consists of #525149 and #524949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#524d49). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #494e52, 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 #494e52 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 Blackwood. Thus Fuscous Gray and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Gravel, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #494e52 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Blackwood tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#524d49) 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 #52494e and #49524d.
In a RGB color space, hex #494e52 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blackwood has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 5.81% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494e52 is made of 3.53% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #494e52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,78,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 1.57, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,5.81%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,10.98%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8635,-1.0847,-3.0564) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.995,7.4744,9.0567) |