Moody Black Color

#49555d

Moody Black 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 #b6aaa2
Complementary Color #5c5149
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.55% (better contrasting with white)
Moody Black Color Sample
Moody Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #49555d

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moody Black Color. The Wall Street color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Batman (#656e72) for more calm effect. Try Deadwind Pass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c5149 is the best complementary color to Moody Black. 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 #49555d complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #495c5a and #494a5c. Thus found on the left and right of #49555d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Trout colors as they work well with Moody Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moody Black palette consists of #5c5a49 and #5c494b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c5149). Try Finch and Don Juan colors in combination with #49555d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #49555d 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 Moody Black. Thus Finch and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moody Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #49555d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moody Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5c5149) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c4954 and #495c51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #49555d is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Moody Black has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 12.05% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49555d is made of 7.84% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #49555d
RGB Decimal rgb(73,85,93)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 7.84, 3.14, 0, 63.53
HSL hsl(204,12.05%,32.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,21.51%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.4076,-2.7184,-6.221)
XYZ xyz(7.9719,8.7038,11.6158)
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