Delta Green is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #d2b5b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c2e2c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Delta Green Color. The Wanderlust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called After the Storm (#33616a) for more energetic effect. Try Pyrite Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c2e2c is the best complementary color to Delta Green. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d4a4c complementary color is Cowboy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spectra are #2c4c3e and #2c3a4c. Thus found on the left and right of #2d4a4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Delta Green.
The split-complementary Delta Green palette consists of #4c3e2c and #4c2c3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c2e2c). Try Judge Gray and Livid Brown colors in combination with #2d4a4c, 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 #2d4a4c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Delta Green. Thus Woodland and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delta Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cowboy, Martinique, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d4a4c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Delta Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4c2e2c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Cowboy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c2c49 and #2c4c2f.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d4a4c is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Delta Green has a hue angle of 183.87°, a saturation of 25.62% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d4a4c is made of 12.15% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #2d4a4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,74,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 0.78, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(183.87,25.62%,23.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.87,40.79%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.355,-10.2263,-4.6383) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8355,5.9772,7.7363) |