Coated Color

#2e2f30

Coated is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #d1d0cf
Complementary Color #302e2e
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.43% (better contrasting with white)
Coated Color Sample
Coated Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2e2f30

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Coated Color. The Alpine Duck Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Little Black Dress (#43484b) for more energetic effect. Try Cyberspace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#302e2e is the best complementary color to Coated. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e2f30 complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #2e302f and #2e2e30. Thus found on the left and right of #2e2f30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Shark colors as they work well with Coated.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coated palette consists of #302f2e and #302e2e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#302e2e). Try Tuatara and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #2e2f30, 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 #2e2f30 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coated. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coated contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Baltic Sea, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e2f30 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Coated tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#302e2e) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #302e2f and #2e302f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2e2f30 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Coated has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 2.13% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e2f30 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.18% black ink.

HEX #2e2f30
RGB Decimal rgb(46,47,48)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 0.78, 0.39, 0, 81.18
HSL hsl(210,2.13%,18.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,4.17%,18.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.3384,-0.1988,-0.7979)
XYZ xyz(2.6767,2.8273,3.2009)
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