Pango Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b1b095 |
| Complementary Color | #6a694e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pango Black Color. The Colossus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Haunted Dreams (#333355) for more energetic effect. Try Velvet Morning as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a694e is the best complementary color to Pango Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4f6a complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4e5d6a and #5b4e6a. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4f6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Pango Black.
The split-complementary Pango Black palette consists of #5d6a4e and #6a5b4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a694e). Try Siam and Soya Bean colors in combination with #4e4f6a, 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 #4e4f6a offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pango Black. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pango Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Zambezi, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4f6a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pango Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6a694e) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a4e4e and #4e6a69.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4f6a is made of 30% red, 30% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Pango Black has a hue angle of 237.86°, a saturation of 15.22% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4f6a is made of 10.98% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4f6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,79,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 10.59, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(237.86,15.22%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.86,26.42%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.5028,6.2559,-15.7087) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5394,8.2523,14.7784) |