Darkest Spruce 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 | #cfc0c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3032 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Darkest Spruce Color. The Sharknado color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Orkhide Shade (#3e5755) for more energetic effect. Try Blackadder as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e3032 is the best complementary color to Darkest Spruce. 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 #303f3d 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 Outer Space are #303e35 and #30393e. Thus found on the left and right of #303f3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Outer Space colors as they work well with Darkest Spruce.
The split-complementary Darkest Spruce palette consists of #3e3530 and #3e3039 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3032). Try Merlin and Thunder colors in combination with #303f3d, 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 #303f3d 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 Darkest Spruce. Thus Armadillo and Blackcurrant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Darkest Spruce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Blackcurrant, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #303f3d 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. Darkest Spruce tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#3e3032) and two others. The Blackcurrant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c303e and #323e30.
In a RGB color space, hex #303f3d is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Darkest Spruce has a hue angle of 172°, a saturation of 13.51% and a lightness of 21.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #303f3d is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #303f3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,63,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 0, 0.79, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(172,13.51%,21.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172,23.81%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.322,-6.5635,-0.779) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8387,4.5203,5.0851) |