Dark Slate Grey Color

#2f4f4f

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

Inverse Color #d0b0b0
Complementary Color #4f2f2f
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 24.71% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Slate Grey Color Sample
Dark Slate Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2f4f4f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Slate Grey Color. The Kōrainando Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cruel Sea (#213638) for more energetic effect. Try William as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4f2f2f is the best complementary color to Dark Slate Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2f4f4f complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spectra are #2f4f3f and #2f3e4f. Thus found on the left and right of #2f4f4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Dark Slate Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Slate Grey palette consists of #4f3f2f and #4f2f3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f2f2f). Try Judge Gray and Congo Brown colors in combination with #2f4f4f, 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 #2f4f4f 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 Dark Slate Grey. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Slate Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f4f4f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Dark Slate Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4f2f2f) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f2f4f and #2f4f2f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2f4f4f is made of 23% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Slate Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 25.4% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f4f4f is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #2f4f4f
RGB Decimal rgb(47,79,79)
RGB Percentage 23%, 39%, 39%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 0, 69.02
HSL hsl(180,25.4%,24.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,40.51%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.2561,-11.7174,-3.7272)
XYZ xyz(5.3796,6.7608,8.4186)
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