Carbide 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 | #ce9c7d |
| Complementary Color | #824f30 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carbide Color. The Turkish Stone 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 saturated alternative called Adventure (#34788c) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Sea Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#824f30 is the best complementary color to Carbide. 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 #316382 complementary color is Nutmeg, 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 Calypso are #308278 and #303a82. Thus found on the left and right of #316382 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Astronaut colors as they work well with Carbide.
The split-complementary Carbide palette consists of #827830 and #82303a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#824f30). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #316382, 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 #316382 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 Carbide. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carbide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Eminence, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #316382 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. Carbide tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#824f30) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #823062 and #308250.
In a RGB color space, hex #316382 is made of 18% red, 36% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Carbide has a hue angle of 202.96°, a saturation of 45.25% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #316382 is made of 31.76% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #316382 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,99,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 36%, 47% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 12.16, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(202.96,45.25%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.96,62.31%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8959,-6.8098,-22.3308) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7577,11.1884,22.7644) |