Graphite Black Green 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 | #cdb6b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b3332 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Graphite Black Green Color. The Wanderlust 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 soft alternative called Navy Black (#263032) for more calm effect. Try Swamp Mosquito as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b3332 is the best complementary color to Graphite Black Green. 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 #32494b complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #324b40 and #323c4b. Thus found on the left and right of #32494b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Graphite Black Green.
The split-complementary Graphite Black Green palette consists of #4b4032 and #4b323c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b3332). Try Mondo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #32494b, 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 #32494b 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 Graphite Black Green. Thus Kelp and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Graphite Black Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #32494b square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Graphite Black Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4b3332) and two others. The Eggplant 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 #4b3249 and #324b34.
In a RGB color space, hex #32494b is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Graphite Black Green has a hue angle of 184.8°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #32494b is made of 9.8% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #32494b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(50,73,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0.78, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(184.8,20%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.8,33.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.289,-8.2654,-4.0578) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9679,5.9512,7.5435) |