Gable Green Color

#2c4641

Gable Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #d3b9be
Complementary Color #462c31
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.35% (better contrasting with white)
Gable Green Color Sample
Gable Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c4641

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gable Green Color. The Ardósia color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Holly Bush (#355d51) for more energetic effect. Try Stromboli as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#462c31 is the best complementary color to Gable Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2c4641 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Stromboli are #2c4634 and #2c3e46. Thus found on the left and right of #2c4641 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Gable Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gable Green palette consists of #46342c and #462c3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#462c31). Try Mondo and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2c4641, 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 #2c4641 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gable Green. Thus Mondo and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gable Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c4641 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Gable Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#462c31) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #412c46 and #31462c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c4641 is made of 25% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Gable Green has a hue angle of 168.46°, a saturation of 22.81% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c4641 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 72.55% black ink.

HEX #2c4641
RGB Decimal rgb(44,70,65)
RGB Percentage 25%, 39%, 36%
CMYK 10.2, 0, 1.96, 72.55
HSL hsl(168.46,22.81%,22.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.46,37.14%,27.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.5659,-11.2536,-0.1518)
XYZ xyz(4.183,5.2974,5.8031)
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