Charleston Green is an extremely dark shade of cyan. Charleston green originated after the American Civil War, approximately 1865, when it was widely used to paint homes in Charleston, South Carolina, during Reconstruction.
What color is Charleston Green?
Charleston Green color belongs to the Black color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Charleston Green is #232B2B, and the RGB color code is RGB(35, 43, 43).
In the RGB color model, Charleston Green has a red value of 35, a green value of 43, and a blue value of 43. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 18.6% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 83.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 10.3 % saturation, and 15.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Charleston Green has a hue of 180° (degrees), 18.6 % saturation and 16.9 % brightness/value.
Charleston Green is cool or warm?
The color Charleston Green is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Charleston Green? (For interior and product design)
Charleston Green has an LRV of nearly 2. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Charleston Green
Light Color
Compare LRV 2 of Charleston Green with dark and light Color
Is Charleston Green Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Charleston Green meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Charleston Green color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(180deg, 10.3 %, 15.3 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 180°
W: 13.73 %
B: 83.14 %
XYZ
X : 1.99
Y : 2.26
Z : 2.62
YXY
Y1 : 2.26
X : 0.29
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 86.27%
M : 83.14%
Y : 83.14%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 16.79
A : -3.48
B : -1.17
CIE-Lch
L : 16.79
C : 3.67
H : 198.66
CIE-Luv
L : 16.79
U : -3.4
V : -0.74
Hunter-Lab
L : 15.03
A : -2.64
B : 0.2
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Charleston Green
Here are the colors similar to Charleston Green . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
Charleston Green color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Charleston Green to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Charleston Green
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Charleston Green . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Charleston Green color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Charleston Green to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Charleston Green color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Charleston Green to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
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Behr
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PPG Paints
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Dunn-Edwards
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Color Combinations
View more Charleston Green - #232B2B color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
232B2B
Charleston Green
2B2323
Raisin Black*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Charleston Green - #232B2B?
Color that best contrast with Charleston Green - #232B2B is #2B2323,
color name is Raisin Black*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Charleston Green - #232B2B?
Complementary or Opposite color for Charleston Green - #232B2B is #2B2323,
color name is Raisin Black*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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