Charleston Green Color
| Color Name: | Charleston Green |
| Hex Color Code: | #232B2B |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(35, 43, 43) |
| CMYK Values*: | 18.6%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 83.1% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Black |
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?
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.
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
RGB(35, 43, 43)
Red
35 (13.7%)
Green
43 (16.9%)
Blue
43 (16.9%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
18.60%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
83.14%
HSL
HSL(180deg, 10.3 %, 15.3 %)
Hue
180°
Saturation
10.26 %.
Lightness
15.29 %.
RYB
RYB(178, 188, 201)
Red
178 (69.7%)
Yellow
188 (73.8%)
Blue
201 (79.0%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
180°
Saturation
18.60 %.
Brightness / Value
16.86 %.
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
~ 2.3 %
Munsell Color System
2BG 1.6/1.1
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
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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
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Behr
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Dunn-Edwards
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Color Combinations
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Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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