Anthracite is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d7d7d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2d2d28 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Anthracite Color. The Absence of Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sceptre Blue (#353542) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Void as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d2d28 is the best complementary color to Anthracite. 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 #28282d complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #282a2d and #2a282d. Thus found on the left and right of #28282d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Baltic Sea colors as they work well with Anthracite.
The split-complementary Anthracite palette consists of #2a2d28 and #2d2a28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d2d28). Try Heavy Metal and Dune colors in combination with #28282d, 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 #28282d offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Anthracite. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anthracite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #28282d square combo is a palette of cool blue, red 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. Anthracite tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#2d2d28) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Tuatara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d2828 and #282d2d.
In a RGB color space, hex #28282d is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Anthracite has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #28282d is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black ink.
| HEX | #28282d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,40,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.96, 0, 82.35 |
| HSL | hsl(240,5.88%,16.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,11.11%,17.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.2963,1.261,-3.2662) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.1075,2.1582,2.7881) |