Liquorice Green is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #d5bfbe |
| Complementary Color | #402a2a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Liquorice Green Color. The Mediterranea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Depth Charge (#355859) for more energetic effect. Try Crystal Ball as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#402a2a is the best complementary color to Liquorice Green. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a4041 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #2a4036 and #2a3440. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4041 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Liquorice Green.
The split-complementary Liquorice Green palette consists of #40362a and #402a34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#402a2a). Try Mondo and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2a4041, 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 #2a4041 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Liquorice Green. Thus Rangitoto and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Liquorice Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Blackcurrant, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4041 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Liquorice Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#402a2a) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #402a3f and #2a402a.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a4041 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Liquorice Green has a hue angle of 182.61°, a saturation of 21.5% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4041 is made of 9.02% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black ink.
| HEX | #2a4041 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,64,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0.39, 0, 74.51 |
| HSL | hsl(182.61,21.5%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.61,35.38%,25.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.3839,-8.2783,-3.379) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7424,4.5407,5.6802) |