Charcoal is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #cbc7c8 |
| Complementary Color | #383434 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Charcoal Color. The Urban Chic 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 Corduroy (#404d49) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Mooring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#383434 is the best complementary color to Charcoal. 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 #343837 complementary color is Mine Shaft, 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 warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #343835 and #343638. Thus found on the left and right of #343837 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Shark colors as they work well with Charcoal.
The split-complementary Charcoal palette consists of #383534 and #383436 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#383434). Try Dune and Thunder colors in combination with #343837, 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 #343837 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 Charcoal. Thus Tuatara and Ship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Charcoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Ship Gray, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #343837 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Charcoal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#383434) and two others. The Ship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #373438 and #343834.
In a RGB color space, hex #343837 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Charcoal has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 21.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #343837 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #343837 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,56,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 0.39, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(165,3.7%,21.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,7.14%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.1157,-1.9407,0.0315) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5199,3.8342,4.169) |