Old School Color

#353c3d

Old School 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 #cac3c2
Complementary Color #3d3635
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.35% (better contrasting with white)
Old School Color Sample
Old School Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #353c3d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Old School Color. The Finnegan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called All Nighter (#455454) for more energetic effect. Try Cavernous as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3d3635 is the best complementary color to Old School. 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 #353c3d complementary color is Masala, 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 Cape Cod are #353d3a and #35383d. Thus found on the left and right of #353c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Old School.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old School palette consists of #3d3a35 and #3d3538 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d3635). Try Merlin and Tundora colors in combination with #353c3d, 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 #353c3d 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 Old School. Thus Kelp and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old School contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #353c3d 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. Old School tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#3d3635) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d353c and #353d36.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #353c3d is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Old School has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 7.02% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353c3d is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black ink.

HEX #353c3d
RGB Decimal rgb(53,60,61)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 3.14, 0.39, 0, 76.08
HSL hsl(187.5,7.02%,22.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.5,13.11%,23.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.7197,-2.6719,-1.6175)
XYZ xyz(3.9264,4.3255,5.0428)
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