After the Storm Color

#33616a

After the Storm is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #cc9e95
Complementary Color #6a3c33
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.78% (better contrasting with white)
After the Storm Color Sample
After the Storm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #33616a

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to After the Storm Color. The Moscow Midnight color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Atlantic Wave (#3d797c) for more calm effect. Try Mysterious Waters as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a3c33 is the best complementary color to After the Storm. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #33616a complementary color is Quincy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #336a57 and #33456a. Thus found on the left and right of #33616a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Rhino colors as they work well with After the Storm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary After the Storm palette consists of #6a5733 and #6a3345 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a3c33). Try Shingle Fawn and Buccaneer colors in combination with #33616a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #33616a offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the After the Storm. Thus Costa Del Sol and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of After the Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #33616a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. After the Storm tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6a3c33) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Quincy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a3360 and #336a3c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #33616a is made of 20% red, 38% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode After the Storm has a hue angle of 189.82°, a saturation of 35.03% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #33616a is made of 21.57% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #33616a
RGB Decimal rgb(51,97,106)
RGB Percentage 20%, 38%, 42%
CMYK 21.57, 3.53, 0, 58.43
HSL hsl(189.82,35.03%,30.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.82,51.89%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.3647,-13.0251,-9.9917)
XYZ xyz(8.2415,10.2938,15.1882)
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