Caviar is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #d6d5d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2d2c28 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Caviar Color. The Dark Engine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Nights (#363b48) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Fig as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d2c28 is the best complementary color to Caviar. 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 #292a2d complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #282c2d and #2a282d. Thus found on the left and right of #292a2d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Baltic Sea colors as they work well with Caviar.
The split-complementary Caviar palette consists of #2c2d28 and #2d2a28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d2c28). Try Heavy Metal and Dune colors in combination with #292a2d, 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 #292a2d 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 Caviar. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caviar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #292a2d square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid 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. Caviar tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#2d2c28) and two others. The Thunder 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 #2d282a and #282d2c.
In a RGB color space, hex #292a2d is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Caviar has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 4.65% and a lightness of 16.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #292a2d is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black ink.
| HEX | #292a2d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(41,42,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.18, 0, 82.35 |
| HSL | hsl(225,4.65%,16.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,8.89%,17.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.069,0.3017,-2.1089) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.2161,2.3168,2.813) |