Cold Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d9dcca |
| Complementary Color | #323522 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Steel Color. The Martinique color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Back In Black (#16141c) for more calm effect. Try Astral Aura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#323522 is the best complementary color to Cold Steel. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #262335 complementary color is Rangitoto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Steel Gray are #222935 and #2e2235. Thus found on the left and right of #262335 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony Clay and Bleached Cedar colors as they work well with Cold Steel.
The split-complementary Cold Steel palette consists of #293522 and #352e22 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#323522). Try Green Kelp and Birch colors in combination with #262335, 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 #262335 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cold Steel. Thus Green Kelp and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rangitoto, Cocoa Brown, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #262335 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cold Steel tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#323522) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Rangitoto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #352522 and #223235.
In a RGB color space, hex #262335 is made of 30% red, 28% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Steel has a hue angle of 250°, a saturation of 20.45% and a lightness of 17.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #262335 is made of 5.88% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.22% black ink.
| HEX | #262335 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,35,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 28%, 42% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 7.05, 0, 79.22 |
| HSL | hsl(250,20.45%,17.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250,33.96%,20.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.7961,6.2781,-11.2232) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.043,1.8712,3.6217) |