Cinder is pale, 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 | #dbd5d1 |
| Complementary Color | #2e2723 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cinder Color. The Deep Space 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 soft alternative called Arsenic (#3b444b) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Navy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2e2723 is the best complementary color to Cinder. 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 #242a2e complementary color is Cocoa Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #232e2c and #23242e. Thus found on the left and right of #242a2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Charade colors as they work well with Cinder.
The split-complementary Cinder palette consists of #2e2c23 and #2e2324 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e2723). Try Rangitoto and Cocoa Brown colors in combination with #242a2e, 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 #242a2e 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 Cinder. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cinder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cocoa Brown, Bastille, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #242a2e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cinder tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#2e2723) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Cocoa Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e2329 and #232e28.
In a RGB color space, hex #242a2e is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Cinder has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 12.2% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #242a2e is made of 3.92% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black ink.
| HEX | #242a2e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,42,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 1.57, 0, 81.96 |
| HSL | hsl(204,12.2%,16.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,21.74%,18.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.6422,-1.55,-3.4953) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.0487,2.2283,2.9069) |