Crow Black Blue Color

#112f4b

Crow Black Blue is calm, 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 #eed0b4
Complementary Color #4b2c10
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.97° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.04% (better contrasting with white)
Crow Black Blue Color Sample
Crow Black Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #112f4b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crow Black Blue Color. The Terror from the Deep color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Honorable Blue (#164576) for more energetic effect. Try Hopi Blue Corn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b2c10 is the best complementary color to Crow Black Blue. 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 #112f4b complementary color is Jambalaya, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elephant are #104b49 and #10124b. Thus found on the left and right of #112f4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Crow Black Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crow Black Blue palette consists of #4b4910 and #4b1012 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b2c10). Try Bronzetone and Heath colors in combination with #112f4b, 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 #112f4b 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 Crow Black Blue. Thus Clover and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crow Black Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jambalaya, Valentino, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #112f4b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Crow Black Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4b2c10) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Jambalaya. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b102e and #104b2d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #112f4b is made of 12% red, 34% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Crow Black Blue has a hue angle of 208.97°, a saturation of 63.04% and a lightness of 18.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #112f4b is made of 22.74% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.

HEX #112f4b
RGB Decimal rgb(17,47,75)
RGB Percentage 12%, 34%, 54%
CMYK 22.74, 10.98, 0, 70.59
HSL hsl(208.97,63.04%,18.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.97,77.33%,29.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.6282,-0.212,-20.559)
XYZ xyz(2.5177,2.6602,7.0374)
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