Ebony Clay is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d9d7c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b3925 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ebony Clay Color. The Eigengrau color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mangosteen (#383e5d) for more energetic effect. Try Lava Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b3925 is the best complementary color to Ebony Clay. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #26283b complementary color is Birch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #25323b and #2e253b. Thus found on the left and right of #26283b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony Clay and Bleached Cedar colors as they work well with Ebony Clay.
The split-complementary Ebony Clay palette consists of #323b25 and #3b2e25 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b3925). Try Rangitoto and Birch colors in combination with #26283b, 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 #26283b offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ebony Clay. Thus Green Kelp and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ebony Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Birch, Thunder, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #26283b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ebony Clay tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3b3925) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Birch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b2527 and #253b39.
In a RGB color space, hex #26283b is made of 28% red, 29% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Ebony Clay has a hue angle of 234.29°, a saturation of 21.65% and a lightness of 19.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #26283b is made of 8.24% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #26283b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,40,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 29%, 43% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 7.45, 0, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(234.29,21.65%,19.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.29,35.59%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.7258,4.5516,-12.4536) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3475,2.2454,4.4474) |