Pitch Green is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #d7cccf |
| Complementary Color | #33282b |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 17.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pitch Green Color. The Rich Grey Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Deep Mooring (#3d4c46) for more calm effect. Try Garnet Black Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#33282b is the best complementary color to Pitch Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #283330 complementary color is Thunder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #28332a and #283033. Thus found on the left and right of #283330 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heavy Metal and Outer Space colors as they work well with Pitch Green.
The split-complementary Pitch Green palette consists of #332a28 and #332830 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33282b). Try Dune and Thunder colors in combination with #283330, 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 #283330 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pitch Green. Thus Armadillo and Baltic Sea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pitch Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunder, Baltic Sea, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #283330 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pitch Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#33282b) and two others. The Baltic Sea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Thunder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f2833 and #2b3328.
In a RGB color space, hex #283330 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pitch Green has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 12.09% and a lightness of 17.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #283330 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 80% black ink.
| HEX | #283330 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,51,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 1.18, 80 |
| HSL | hsl(163.64,12.09%,17.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.64,21.57%,20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1723,-5.4076,0.3583) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.5924,3.0322,3.2449) |