Black Bean is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #b1b4b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a4d4e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Bean Color. The Rockweed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nocturnal Flight (#675754) for more energetic effect. Try Museum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a4d4e is the best complementary color to Black Bean. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4b4a complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #4e4a4b and #4e4d4a. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Black Bean.
The split-complementary Black Bean palette consists of #4a4b4e and #4a4e4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a4d4e). Try Abbey and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4e4b4a, 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 #4e4b4a offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Bean. Thus Ship Gray and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Gray Asparagus, and Gravel split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4b4a square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Bean tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4a4d4e) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a4e4b and #4e4a4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4b4a is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Black Bean has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 2.63% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4b4a is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4b4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,75,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 1.57, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(15,2.63%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,5.13%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1376,1.0302,1.0314) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.894,7.1463,7.4946) |