Navy Black is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #d9cfcd |
| Complementary Color | #312826 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Navy Black Color. The Mount Etna color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Big Dipper (#41494b) for more calm effect. Try Mechanicus Standard Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#312826 is the best complementary color to Navy Black. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #263032 complementary color is Cocoa Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #26312d and #262931. Thus found on the left and right of #263032 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Shark colors as they work well with Navy Black.
The split-complementary Navy Black palette consists of #312d26 and #312629 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#312826). Try Dune and Thunder colors in combination with #263032, 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 #263032 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Navy Black. Thus Rangitoto and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navy Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cocoa Brown, Baltic Sea, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #263032 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Navy Black tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#312826) 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 #31262f and #263128.
In a RGB color space, hex #263032 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Navy Black has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 13.64% and a lightness of 17.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #263032 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.39% black ink.
| HEX | #263032 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,48,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0.79, 0, 80.39 |
| HSL | hsl(190,13.64%,17.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,24%,19.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.0401,-3.6977,-2.6983) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.432,2.7563,3.4214) |