Crow Black Color

#263145

Crow Black is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #d9ceba
Complementary Color #443a26
Color Shade: blue cyan (218.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.98% (better contrasting with white)
Crow Black Color Sample
Crow Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #263145

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crow Black Color. The Voltage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Man Friday (#3c4c5d) for more calm effect. Try San Juan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#443a26 is the best complementary color to Crow Black. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #263145 complementary color is Lisbon Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #264044 and #2a2644. Thus found on the left and right of #263145 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Martinique colors as they work well with Crow Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crow Black palette consists of #404426 and #442a26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#443a26). Try Woodland and English Walnut colors in combination with #263145, 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 #263145 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crow Black. Thus Green Kelp and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crow Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lisbon Brown, Livid Brown, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #263145 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#443a26) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Lisbon Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #442630 and #264439.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #263145 is made of 24% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Crow Black has a hue angle of 218.71°, a saturation of 28.97% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #263145 is made of 12.16% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #263145
RGB Decimal rgb(38,49,69)
RGB Percentage 24%, 31%, 44%
CMYK 12.16, 7.84, 0, 72.94
HSL hsl(218.71,28.97%,20.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(218.71,44.93%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.1969,1.4973,-13.9521)
XYZ xyz(2.9718,3.0384,6.0601)
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