Black Elder is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #599185 |
| Complementary Color | #6ea69a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (347.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Elder Color. The Blueberry Blush color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vin Rouge (#955264) for more energetic effect. Try Malaga as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6ea69a is the best complementary color to Black Elder. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a66e7a complementary color is Sea Nymph, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Tree are #a66e96 and #a67e6e. Thus found on the left and right of #a66e7a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandal colors as they work well with Black Elder.
The split-complementary Black Elder palette consists of #6e96a6 and #6ea67e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ea69a). Try Gothic and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a66e7a, 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 #a66e7a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Elder. Thus Kimberly and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Elder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Nymph, Green Smoke, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #a66e7a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Elder tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6ea69a) and two others. The Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Sea Nymph. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7aa66e and #9a6ea6.
In a RGB color space, hex #a66e7a is made of 42% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Black Elder has a hue angle of 347.14°, a saturation of 23.93% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a66e7a is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a66e7a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,110,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 28%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 17.26, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(347.14,23.93%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(347.14,33.73%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5798,23.9631,2.5171) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8147,20.664,21.093) |