Satin Black is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b1aead |
| Complementary Color | #514f4e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Satin Black Color. The Slate Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Onyx Heart (#353839) for more energetic effect. Try Lava Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#514f4e is the best complementary color to Satin 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 #4e5152 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4e5151 and #4e4e51. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5152 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Satin Black.
The split-complementary Satin Black palette consists of #51514e and #514e4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#514f4e). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4e5152, 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 #4e5152 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 Satin Black. Thus Fuscous Gray and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Satin Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5152 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Satin Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#514f4e) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #514e50 and #4e514f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5152 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Satin Black has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 2.5% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5152 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5152 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,81,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0.4, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(195,2.5%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,4.88%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2187,-0.9829,-1.0117) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6073,8.1138,9.1478) |