Dark & Stormy 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 | #cac0ae |
| Complementary Color | #514635 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark & Stormy Color. The Harbour 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 soft alternative called Bluster Blue (#4a5a6f) for more calm effect. Try Yankee Doodle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#514635 is the best complementary color to Dark & Stormy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #353f51 complementary color is Judge Gray, 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 Oxford Blue are #354d51 and #383551. Thus found on the left and right of #353f51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with Dark & Stormy.
The split-complementary Dark & Stormy palette consists of #4d5135 and #513935 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#514635). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #353f51, 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 #353f51 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 Dark & Stormy. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark & Stormy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Judge Gray, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #353f51 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Dark & Stormy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#514635) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Judge Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51353e and #355146.
In a RGB color space, hex #353f51 is made of 27% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Dark & Stormy has a hue angle of 218.57°, a saturation of 20.9% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353f51 is made of 10.98% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #353f51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,63,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 7.05, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(218.57,20.9%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.57,34.57%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.4652,0.8845,-12.2014) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7309,4.906,8.4822) |