Petrol Slumber is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #dbc9bf |
| Complementary Color | #402e24 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrol Slumber Color. The Velvet Evening color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Restless Sea (#38515d) for more calm effect. Try Sovereignty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#402e24 is the best complementary color to Petrol Slumber. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #243640 complementary color is English Walnut, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #24403c and #242740. Thus found on the left and right of #243640 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Petrol Slumber.
The split-complementary Petrol Slumber palette consists of #403c24 and #402427 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#402e24). Try Lisbon Brown and Crater Brown colors in combination with #243640, 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 #243640 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Petrol Slumber. Thus Green Kelp and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrol Slumber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary English Walnut, Bleached Cedar, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #243640 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petrol Slumber tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#402e24) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary English Walnut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #402435 and #24402e.
In a RGB color space, hex #243640 is made of 23% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Petrol Slumber has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #243640 is made of 10.98% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black ink.
| HEX | #243640 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,54,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 3.92, 0, 74.9 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,28%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,43.75%,25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.5189,-4.1952,-8.5517) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9721,3.3836,5.3469) |