School Ink is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #cec8c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f3830 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to School Ink Color. The Satin Deep Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sapphire Stone (#41495d) for more energetic effect. Try Orion Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f3830 is the best complementary color to School Ink. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #31373f complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #303e3f and #31303f. Thus found on the left and right of #31373f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Tuna colors as they work well with School Ink.
The split-complementary School Ink palette consists of #3e3f30 and #3f3130 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3830). Try Kelp and Woody Brown colors in combination with #31373f, 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 #31373f offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the School Ink. Thus Cabbage Pont and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of School Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Thunder, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #31373f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. School Ink tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3f3830) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f3036 and #303f38.
In a RGB color space, hex #31373f is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode School Ink has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #31373f is made of 5.49% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #31373f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,55,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 3.14, 0, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,12.5%,21.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,22.22%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.8072,-0.4518,-5.8356) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.53,3.7442,5.2393) |