Cool Black is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffd19c |
| Complementary Color | #633500 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Black Color. The Bridgeport color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kolibri Blue (#00477a) for more calm effect. Try Congress Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#633500 is the best complementary color to Cool Black. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #002e63 complementary color is Nutmeg Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Midnight Blue are #005f63 and #030063. Thus found on the left and right of #002e63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Cool Black.
The split-complementary Cool Black palette consists of #5f6300 and #630300 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#633500). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #002e63, 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 #002e63 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Black. Thus Verdun Green and Bordeaux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish, Pompadour, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #002e63 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Black tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#633500) and two others. The Bordeaux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63002d and #006335.
In a RGB color space, hex #002e63 is made of 0% red, 32% green and 68% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Black has a hue angle of 212.12°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 19.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002e63 is made of 38.82% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #002e63 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,46,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 32%, 68% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 20.78, 0, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(212.12,100%,19.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.12,100%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.4529,9.125,-35.2545) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2291,2.8548,12.1852) |