Carol Color

#338dae

Carol 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 #cc7251
Complementary Color #ae5432
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.1° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Carol Color Sample
Carol Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #338dae

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carol Color. The Maximum Blue 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 Dragonfly Blue (#45abca) for more energetic effect. Try Panorama as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ae5432 is the best complementary color to Carol. 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 #338dae complementary color is Medium Carmine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Boston Blue are #32ae91 and #324fae. Thus found on the left and right of #338dae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Sapphire colors as they work well with Carol.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carol palette consists of #ae9132 and #ae324f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae5432). Try Alpine and Night Shadz colors in combination with #338dae, 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 #338dae 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 Carol. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carol contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Medium Carmine, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #338dae square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Carol tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ae5432) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Medium Carmine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae328c and #32ae54.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #338dae is made of 14% red, 39% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Carol has a hue angle of 196.1°, a saturation of 54.67% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #338dae is made of 48.24% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #338dae
RGB Decimal rgb(51,141,174)
RGB Percentage 14%, 39%, 48%
CMYK 48.24, 12.95, 0, 31.76
HSL hsl(196.1,54.67%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.1,70.69%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.8756,-15.5751,-25.0685)
XYZ xyz(18.5301,22.8096,43.4704)
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