Ebony Wood Color

#2c3227

Ebony Wood is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #d3cdd8
Complementary Color #2d2632
Color Shade: yellow green (92.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 17.45% (better contrasting with white)
Ebony Wood Color Sample
Ebony Wood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c3227

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Ebony Wood Color. The Mallardish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Laurel Woods (#44493d) for more calm effect. Try Copper Pyrite Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2d2632 is the best complementary color to Ebony Wood. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2c3227 complementary color is Baltic Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heavy Metal are #313226 and #263227. Thus found on the left and right of #2c3227 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rangitoto and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Ebony Wood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ebony Wood palette consists of #322631 and #272632 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d2632). Try Thunder and Charade colors in combination with #2c3227, 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 #2c3227 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ebony Wood. Thus Thunder and Shark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ebony Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baltic Sea, Outer Space, and Cocoa Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c3227 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Ebony Wood tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#2d2632) and two others. The Shark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dune – 120° from the complementary Baltic Sea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #262b32 and #322d26.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c3227 is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ebony Wood has a hue angle of 92.73°, a saturation of 12.36% and a lightness of 17.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c3227 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 80.39% black ink.

HEX #2c3227
RGB Decimal rgb(44,50,39)
RGB Percentage 33%, 38%, 29%
CMYK 2.36, 0, 4.32, 80.39
HSL hsl(92.73,12.36%,17.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(92.73,22%,19.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.8958,-5.1285,6.1478)
XYZ xyz(2.5455,2.9632,2.3572)
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