Craft Color

#293b4a

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

Inverse Color #d6c4b5
Complementary Color #4a3828
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Craft Color Sample
Craft Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #293b4a

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Craft Color. The Plaudit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Opera Glasses (#365360) for more calm effect. Try America's Cup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4a3828 is the best complementary color to Craft. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #293b4a complementary color is Saddle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #284a48 and #282a4a. Thus found on the left and right of #293b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Martinique colors as they work well with Craft.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Craft palette consists of #4a4828 and #4a282a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a3828). Try Woodland and Cowboy colors in combination with #293b4a, 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 #293b4a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Craft. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Craft contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Voodoo, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #293b4a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Craft tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4a3828) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a283b and #284a38.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #293b4a is made of 24% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Craft has a hue angle of 207.27°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #293b4a is made of 12.94% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #293b4a
RGB Decimal rgb(41,59,74)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 43%
CMYK 12.94, 5.88, 0, 70.98
HSL hsl(207.27,28.7%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.27,44.59%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(23.979,-2.6467,-11.4684)
XYZ xyz(3.7144,4.0938,7.073)
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