Antarctic Deep 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 | #cac7c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f3c35 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antarctic Deep Color. The Iron Gate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sapphire Stone (#41495d) for more energetic effect. Try Water Ouzel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f3c35 is the best complementary color to Antarctic Deep. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35383f complementary color is Armadillo, 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 #353d3f and #36353f. Thus found on the left and right of #35383f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Tuna colors as they work well with Antarctic Deep.
The split-complementary Antarctic Deep palette consists of #3d3f35 and #3f3735 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3c35). Try Kelp and Masala colors in combination with #35383f, 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 #35383f 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 Antarctic Deep. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antarctic Deep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Thunder, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #35383f 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. Antarctic Deep tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3f3c35) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f3538 and #353f3c.
In a RGB color space, hex #35383f is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Antarctic Deep has a hue angle of 222°, a saturation of 8.62% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35383f is made of 3.93% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #35383f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,56,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 3.93, 2.75, 0, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(222,8.62%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222,15.87%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.4858,0.4651,-4.7831) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7796,3.9441,5.2647) |