Chimney Sweep Color

#272f38

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

Inverse Color #d8d0c7
Complementary Color #383027
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.76° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.63% (better contrasting with white)
Chimney Sweep Color Sample
Chimney Sweep Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #272f38

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chimney Sweep Color. The Passionate Blueberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called New Navy Blue (#3b4a55) for more energetic effect. Try Sargasso Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#383027 is the best complementary color to Chimney Sweep. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #272f38 complementary color is Birch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #273738 and #272738. Thus found on the left and right of #272f38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Charade colors as they work well with Chimney Sweep.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chimney Sweep palette consists of #373827 and #382727 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#383027). Try Rangitoto and Cocoa Brown colors in combination with #272f38, 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 #272f38 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 Chimney Sweep. Thus Rangitoto and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chimney Sweep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Birch, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #272f38 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm 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. Chimney Sweep tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#383027) and two others. The Thunder 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 #38272f and #273830.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #272f38 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Chimney Sweep has a hue angle of 211.76°, a saturation of 17.89% and a lightness of 18.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #272f38 is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.

HEX #272f38
RGB Decimal rgb(39,47,56)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 6.67, 3.53, 0, 78.04
HSL hsl(211.76,17.89%,18.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.76,30.36%,21.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.013,-0.9035,-6.8685)
XYZ xyz(2.567,2.7499,4.1369)
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