Black Spruce is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #b3a8ad |
| Complementary Color | #574b50 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (152.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Spruce Color. The Corduroy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Roycroft Bottle Green (#324038) for more energetic effect. Try Homburg Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#574b50 is the best complementary color to Black Spruce. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c5752 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #4b574c and #4b5657. Thus found on the left and right of #4c5752 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Asparagus and Abbey colors as they work well with Black Spruce.
The split-complementary Black Spruce palette consists of #574c4b and #574b56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574b50). Try Emperor and Don Juan colors in combination with #4c5752, 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 #4c5752 offers a combination of warm red and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Spruce. Thus Fuscous Gray and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Spruce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Trout, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c5752 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Spruce tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#574b50) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #524b57 and #51574b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c5752 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Black Spruce has a hue angle of 152.73°, a saturation of 6.75% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c5752 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #4c5752 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,87,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 0, 1.96, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(152.73,6.75%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(152.73,12.64%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9112,-5.4419,1.4375) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9117,8.9621,9.2955) |