Corbeau Color

#111122

Corbeau is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #eed
Complementary Color #212211
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 10% (better contrasting with white)
Corbeau Color Sample
Corbeau Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #111122

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Corbeau Color. The Sambucus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vulcan (#10121d) for more calm effect. Try Dark Knight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#212211 is the best complementary color to Corbeau. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #112 complementary color is Black Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #111922 and #191122. Thus found on the left and right of #112 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mirage and Revolver colors as they work well with Corbeau.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Corbeau palette consists of #192211 and #221911 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#212211). Try Hunter Green and Oil colors in combination with #112, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #112 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Corbeau. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Corbeau contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Olive, Gondola, and Racing Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #112 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Corbeau tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#212211) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aztec – 120° from the complementary Black Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #211 and #112122.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #111122 is made of 25% red, 25% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Corbeau has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 10%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #111122 is made of 6.66% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 86.67% black ink.

HEX #111122
RGB Decimal rgb(17,17,34)
RGB Percentage 25%, 25%, 50%
CMYK 6.66, 6.66, 0, 86.67
HSL hsl(240,33.33%,10%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,50%,13.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(5.741,4.7627,-11.4833)
XYZ xyz(0.7203,0.6356,1.5981)
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