Blackened Pearl is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b2b4af |
| Complementary Color | #4e504b |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (264° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackened Pearl Color. The Sovereign color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Illusionist (#574f64) for more energetic effect. Try Smoked Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e504b is the best complementary color to Blackened Pearl. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d4b50 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #4b4b50 and #4f4b50. Thus found on the left and right of #4d4b50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Gravel colors as they work well with Blackened Pearl.
The split-complementary Blackened Pearl palette consists of #4b504b and #504f4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e504b). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #4d4b50, 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 #4d4b50 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackened Pearl. Thus Nandor and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackened Pearl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d4b50 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blackened Pearl tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#4e504b) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #504d4b and #4b4e50.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d4b50 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Blackened Pearl has a hue angle of 264°, a saturation of 3.23% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d4b50 is made of 1.17% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #4d4b50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,75,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 1.96, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(264,3.23%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(264,6.25%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.2336,1.925,-2.6722) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0246,7.1891,8.6068) |