Swamp is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffe4e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1c0000 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 5.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Swamp Color. The Artist Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nora's Forest (#003333) for more calm effect. Try Shrub Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1c0000 is the best complementary color to Swamp. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #001b1c complementary color is Diesel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Swamp are #001c0f and #000c1c. Thus found on the left and right of #001b1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Holly and Blue Charcoal colors as they work well with Swamp.
The split-complementary Swamp palette consists of #1c0e00 and #1c000d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c0000). Try Nero and Diesel colors in combination with #001b1c, 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 #001b1c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swamp. Thus Nero and Toledo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swamp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Diesel, Black Russian, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #001b1c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Swamp tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#1c0000) and two others. The Toledo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Fir – 120° from the complementary Diesel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c001a and #001c01.
In a RGB color space, hex #001b1c is made of 0% red, 49% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Swamp has a hue angle of 182.14°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 5.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001b1c is made of 10.98% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 89.02% black ink.
| HEX | #001b1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,27,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 49%, 51% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0.39, 0, 89.02 |
| HSL | hsl(182.14,100%,5.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.14,100%,10.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.8379,-9.1429,-3.8292) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.6015,0.8677,1.2344) |