Black Coral is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ab9d90 |
| Complementary Color | #6e6154 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Coral Color. The Black Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tuna (#46494e) for more calm effect. Try Canyon Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e6154 is the best complementary color to Black Coral. 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 #54626f complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Shuttle Gray are #546e6e and #54546e. Thus found on the left and right of #54626f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Black Coral.
The split-complementary Black Coral palette consists of #6e6e54 and #6e5454 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6154). Try Kokoda and Dorado colors in combination with #54626f, 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 #54626f 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 Black Coral. Thus Siam and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Old Lavender, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #54626f 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. Black Coral tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6e6154) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e5461 and #546e61.
In a RGB color space, hex #54626f is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Black Coral has a hue angle of 208.89°, a saturation of 13.85% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #54626f is made of 10.59% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #54626f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,98,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 5.1, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(208.89,13.85%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.89,24.32%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.8448,-2.1505,-9.1262) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8931,11.7679,16.7362) |