Black Water 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 | #d1b7b9 |
| Complementary Color | #482d2f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Water Color. The Concealed Green 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 soft alternative called Linen Grey (#466163) for more calm effect. Try Brochantite Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#482d2f is the best complementary color to Black Water. 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 #2e4846 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #2d4839 and #2d3c48. Thus found on the left and right of #2e4846 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Black Water.
The split-complementary Black Water palette consists of #48392d and #482d3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#482d2f). Try Mondo and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2e4846, 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 #2e4846 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 Black Water. Thus Mondo and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e4846 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Water tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#482d2f) 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 #462d48 and #2f482d.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e4846 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Black Water has a hue angle of 175.38°, a saturation of 22.03% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e4846 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #2e4846 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,72,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 0, 0.79, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(175.38,22.03%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.38,36.11%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5321,-10.4052,-1.9693) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5496,5.6578,6.6466) |