Tetsu Black is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #d4c8cc |
| Complementary Color | #362b2f |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tetsu Black Color. The Garden Topiary color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pine Needle (#334d41) for more energetic effect. Try Gedney Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#362b2f is the best complementary color to Tetsu Black. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b3733 complementary color is Thunder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #2b362d and #2b3436. Thus found on the left and right of #2b3733 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heavy Metal and Outer Space colors as they work well with Tetsu Black.
The split-complementary Tetsu Black palette consists of #362d2b and #362b34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#362b2f). Try Dune and Thunder colors in combination with #2b3733, 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 #2b3733 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tetsu Black. Thus Armadillo and Baltic Sea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tetsu Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunder, Charade, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b3733 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tetsu Black tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#362b2f) and two others. The Baltic Sea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Thunder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #332b36 and #2f362b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b3733 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Tetsu Black has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 12.24% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b3733 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 78.43% black ink.
| HEX | #2b3733 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,55,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0, 1.57, 78.43 |
| HSL | hsl(160,12.24%,19.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,21.82%,21.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.89,-6.0099,0.8484) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.96,3.485,3.6486) |