Darkness Green 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 | #c5b9ba |
| Complementary Color | #46393a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Darkness Green Color. The Calcite Grey Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackadder (#292c2c) for more calm effect. Try Green Mallard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#46393a is the best complementary color to Darkness Green. 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 #3a4645 complementary color is Matterhorn, 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 Cape Cod are #39463e and #394146. Thus found on the left and right of #3a4645 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Darkness Green.
The split-complementary Darkness Green palette consists of #463e39 and #463941 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#46393a). Try Merlin and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3a4645, 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 #3a4645 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 Darkness Green. Thus Armadillo and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Darkness Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matterhorn, Ship Gray, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a4645 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. Darkness Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#46393a) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Matterhorn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #453946 and #3a4639.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a4645 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Darkness Green has a hue angle of 175°, a saturation of 9.38% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a4645 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 72.55% black ink.
| HEX | #3a4645 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,70,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 0.39, 72.55 |
| HSL | hsl(175,9.38%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175,17.14%,27.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.6675,-5.0695,-1.025) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0093,5.7095,6.4683) |