Black Turmeric Color

#2c4364

Black Turmeric is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #d3bc9b
Complementary Color #644d2c
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Black Turmeric Color Sample
Black Turmeric Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c4364

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Turmeric Color. The China Pattern 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 Express Blue (#395a73) for more calm effect. Try Pelagic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#644d2c is the best complementary color to Black Turmeric. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2c4364 complementary color is Shingle Fawn, 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 Rhino are #2c5e64 and #302c64. Thus found on the left and right of #2c4364 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Jacarta colors as they work well with Black Turmeric.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Turmeric palette consists of #5f642c and #64312c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#644d2c). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2c4364, 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 #2c4364 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 Black Turmeric. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Turmeric contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c4364 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Black Turmeric tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#644d2c) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #642c42 and #2c644d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c4364 is made of 21% red, 32% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Black Turmeric has a hue angle of 215.36°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c4364 is made of 21.97% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #2c4364
RGB Decimal rgb(44,67,100)
RGB Percentage 21%, 32%, 47%
CMYK 21.97, 12.95, 0, 60.78
HSL hsl(215.36,38.89%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.36,56%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.0336,1.7741,-22.1326)
XYZ xyz(5.3461,5.4699,12.8306)
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