Hawk’s Eye 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 | #cbc9c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a3834 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hawk’s Eye Color. The Poppy Seed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Night (#404b57) for more energetic effect. Try Lamp Post as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a3834 is the best complementary color to Hawk’s Eye. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #34363a complementary color is Dune, 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 Tuna are #34393a and #35343a. Thus found on the left and right of #34363a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Hawk’s Eye.
The split-complementary Hawk’s Eye palette consists of #393a34 and #3a3534 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a3834). Try Armadillo and Dune colors in combination with #34363a, 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 #34363a 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 Hawk’s Eye. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hawk’s Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Thunder, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #34363a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm 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. Hawk’s Eye tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3a3834) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a3436 and #343a38.
In a RGB color space, hex #34363a is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Hawk’s Eye has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 5.45% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #34363a is made of 2.36% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.25% black ink.
| HEX | #34363a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,54,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 1.57, 0, 77.25 |
| HSL | hsl(220,5.45%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,10.34%,22.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.5626,0.1133,-2.8025) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4991,3.6739,4.5277) |