Diamond Black Color

#2b303e

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

Inverse Color #d4cfc1
Complementary Color #3e392a
Color Shade: blue cyan (224.21° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.59% (better contrasting with white)
Diamond Black Color Sample
Diamond Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2b303e

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Diamond Black Color. The Blue Sou'wester color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mako (#444954) for more calm effect. Try Spelunking as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3e392a is the best complementary color to Diamond Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b303e complementary color is Taupe, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #2a393e and #2f2a3e. Thus found on the left and right of #2b303e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Steel Gray colors as they work well with Diamond Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Diamond Black palette consists of #393e2a and #3e2f2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e392a). Try Rangitoto and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2b303e, 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 #2b303e 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 Diamond Black. Thus Rangitoto and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Diamond Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe, Thunder, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b303e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid 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. Diamond Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3e392a) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Taupe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e2a30 and #2a3e39.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2b303e is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Diamond Black has a hue angle of 224.21°, a saturation of 18.1% and a lightness of 20.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b303e is made of 7.45% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black ink.

HEX #2b303e
RGB Decimal rgb(43,48,62)
RGB Percentage 28%, 31%, 41%
CMYK 7.45, 5.49, 0, 75.69
HSL hsl(224.21,18.1%,20.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(224.21,30.65%,24.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.9447,1.712,-9.5395)
XYZ xyz(2.9227,2.9753,4.9777)
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