Galenite Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c8b4ad |
| Complementary Color | #523e37 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Galenite Blue Color. The Deepest Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tax Break (#496569) for more calm effect. Try Steel Blue Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#523e37 is the best complementary color to Galenite Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #374b52 complementary color is Rock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #37524b and #373d52. Thus found on the left and right of #374b52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Galenite Blue.
The split-complementary Galenite Blue palette consists of #524b37 and #52373d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#523e37). Try Judge Gray and Congo Brown colors in combination with #374b52, 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 #374b52 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Galenite Blue. Thus Kelp and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Galenite Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #374b52 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Galenite Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#523e37) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52374b and #37523e.
In a RGB color space, hex #374b52 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Galenite Blue has a hue angle of 195.56°, a saturation of 19.71% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #374b52 is made of 10.59% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #374b52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,75,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 2.75, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(195.56,19.71%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.56,32.93%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.5291,-5.8276,-6.6799) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6146,6.4536,8.9324) |