Norfolk Green Color

#2e4b3c

Norfolk Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #d1b4c3
Complementary Color #4b2d3c
Color Shade: cool green (148.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 23.73% (better contrasting with white)
Norfolk Green Color Sample
Norfolk Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2e4b3c

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Norfolk Green Color. The Cucumber Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Holly (#25342b) for more calm effect. Try Serbian Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b2d3c is the best complementary color to Norfolk Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e4b3c complementary color is Livid Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stromboli are #2e4b2d and #2d4b4a. Thus found on the left and right of #2e4b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Spectra colors as they work well with Norfolk Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Norfolk Green palette consists of #4b2d2e and #4a2d4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b2d3c). Try Woody Brown and Voodoo colors in combination with #2e4b3c, 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 #2e4b3c offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Norfolk Green. Thus Mondo and Martinique giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Norfolk Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Livid Brown, Martinique, and Judge Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e4b3c square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Norfolk Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#4b2d3c) and two others. The Martinique is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Livid Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c2d4b and #3c4b2d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2e4b3c is made of 25% red, 41% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Norfolk Green has a hue angle of 148.97°, a saturation of 23.97% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e4b3c is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 70.59% black ink.

HEX #2e4b3c
RGB Decimal rgb(46,75,60)
RGB Percentage 25%, 41%, 33%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 5.88, 70.59
HSL hsl(148.97,23.97%,23.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(148.97,38.67%,29.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.2587,-14.7578,5.5333)
XYZ xyz(4.4584,5.9392,5.1864)
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