Shadow of Night Color

#2a4f61

Shadow of Night 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 #d5b09e
Complementary Color #613b29
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.64° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.25% (better contrasting with white)
Shadow of Night Color Sample
Shadow of Night Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a4f61

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow of Night Color. The Pedigree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pelagic (#355d83) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Mosaic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#613b29 is the best complementary color to Shadow of Night. 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 #2a4f61 complementary color is Irish Coffee, 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 San Juan are #296157 and #293361. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4f61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Rhino colors as they work well with Shadow of Night.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shadow of Night palette consists of #615729 and #612933 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#613b29). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2a4f61, 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 #2a4f61 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 Shadow of Night. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shadow of Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4f61 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. Shadow of Night tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#613b29) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61294f and #29613c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a4f61 is made of 19% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow of Night has a hue angle of 199.64°, a saturation of 39.57% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4f61 is made of 21.57% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #2a4f61
RGB Decimal rgb(42,79,97)
RGB Percentage 19%, 36%, 44%
CMYK 21.57, 7.06, 0, 61.96
HSL hsl(199.64,39.57%,27.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.64,56.7%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.6866,-7.4767,-14.5652)
XYZ xyz(5.9085,6.9473,12.3388)
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