Platoon Green Color

#2a4845

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

Inverse Color #d5b7ba
Complementary Color #472a2d
Color Shade: warm cyan (174° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.35% (better contrasting with white)
Platoon Green Color Sample
Platoon Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a4845

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Platoon Green Color. The Stromboli color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Calypso Green (#2e5f60) for more energetic effect. Try Emerson as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#472a2d is the best complementary color to Platoon Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a4845 complementary color is Cowboy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Plantation are #2a4736 and #2a3b47. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4845 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Platoon Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Platoon Green palette consists of #47362a and #472a3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#472a2d). Try Mondo and Livid Brown colors in combination with #2a4845, 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 #2a4845 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Platoon Green. Thus Mondo and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Platoon Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cowboy, Martinique, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4845 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Platoon Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#472a2d) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Cowboy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #442a47 and #2d472a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a4845 is made of 23% red, 39% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Platoon Green has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4845 is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #2a4845
RGB Decimal rgb(42,72,69)
RGB Percentage 23%, 39%, 38%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 1.18, 71.76
HSL hsl(174,26.32%,22.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174,41.67%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.2652,-11.9985,-1.7405)
XYZ xyz(4.3464,5.5566,6.4737)
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