Wet Concrete is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #cac7c7 |
| Complementary Color | #383535 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wet Concrete Color. The Darkness Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Refined Green (#384543) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Chic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#383535 is the best complementary color to Wet Concrete. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #353838 complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #353836 and #353638. Thus found on the left and right of #353838 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Wet Concrete.
The split-complementary Wet Concrete palette consists of #383635 and #383536 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#383535). Try Dune and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #353838, 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 #353838 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wet Concrete. Thus Tuatara and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wet Concrete contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Ship Gray, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #353838 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wet Concrete tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#383535) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #383538 and #353835.
In a RGB color space, hex #353838 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Wet Concrete has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 2.75% and a lightness of 21.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353838 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #353838 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,56,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 0, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(180,2.75%,21.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,5.36%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.2395,-1.2793,-0.4485) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5962,3.8708,4.299) |