Darkest Navy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bcbaa1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5b43 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Darkest Navy Color. The Shearwater Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Comet (#5c5d75) for more calm effect. Try Altar of Heaven as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d5b43 is the best complementary color to Darkest Navy. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #43455e complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #43525d and #4e435d. Thus found on the left and right of #43455e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Darkest Navy.
The split-complementary Darkest Navy palette consists of #525d43 and #5d4e43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5b43). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #43455e, 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 #43455e offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Darkest Navy. Thus Gray Asparagus and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Darkest Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #43455e square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Darkest Navy tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5d5b43) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d4345 and #435d5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #43455e is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Darkest Navy has a hue angle of 235.56°, a saturation of 16.77% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #43455e is made of 10.59% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #43455e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,69,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 9.8, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(235.56,16.77%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.56,28.72%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0535,5.5768,-15.0177) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4632,6.2577,11.4569) |