Petro Blue Color

#2f5961

Petro Blue 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 #d0a69e
Complementary Color #61372f
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Petro Blue Color Sample
Petro Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2f5961

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petro Blue Color. The Whaling Waters color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunken Harbor (#1c3d44) for more energetic effect. Try Ming as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#61372f is the best complementary color to Petro Blue. 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 #2f5961 complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #2f6150 and #2f3f61. Thus found on the left and right of #2f5961 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Rhino colors as they work well with Petro Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Petro Blue palette consists of #61502f and #612f3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61372f). Try Shingle Fawn and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2f5961, 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 #2f5961 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 Petro Blue. Thus Costa Del Sol and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Petro Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f5961 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Petro Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#61372f) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #612f58 and #2f6137.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2f5961 is made of 20% red, 38% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Petro Blue has a hue angle of 189.6°, a saturation of 34.72% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f5961 is made of 19.61% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #2f5961
RGB Decimal rgb(47,89,97)
RGB Percentage 20%, 38%, 42%
CMYK 19.61, 3.14, 0, 61.96
HSL hsl(189.6,34.72%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.6,51.55%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.2266,-12.2003,-9.16)
XYZ xyz(6.9023,8.6122,12.6078)
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