Quartzite is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #dcd1d9 |
| Complementary Color | #2d232a |
| Color Shade: | cool green (136.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Quartzite Color. The Roycroft Bottle Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Deep Forest (#37413a) for more calm effect. Try Dead Sea Mud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d232a is the best complementary color to Quartzite. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #232e26 complementary color is Thunder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heavy Metal are #252d23 and #232d2b. Thus found on the left and right of #232e26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heavy Metal and Outer Space colors as they work well with Quartzite.
The split-complementary Quartzite palette consists of #2d2325 and #2b232d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d232a). Try Thunder and Baltic Sea colors in combination with #232e26, 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 #232e26 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quartzite. Thus Cocoa Brown and Baltic Sea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quartzite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunder, Shark, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #232e26 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quartzite tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#2d232a) and two others. The Baltic Sea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rangitoto – 120° from the complementary Thunder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26232d and #2a2d23.
In a RGB color space, hex #232e26 is made of 29% red, 39% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Quartzite has a hue angle of 136.36°, a saturation of 13.58% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #232e26 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 81.96% black ink.
| HEX | #232e26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,46,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 39%, 32% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 3.14, 81.96 |
| HSL | hsl(136.36,13.58%,15.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(136.36,23.91%,18.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.6967,-6.7476,3.6211) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.02,2.4513,2.2004) |