After Midnight is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c7c6c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f3e38 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to After Midnight Color. The Verified Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Receding Night (#4a4e5c) for more energetic effect. Try Water Ouzel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f3e38 is the best complementary color to After Midnight. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #38393f complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tuna are #383c3f and #3a383f. Thus found on the left and right of #38393f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Ship Gray colors as they work well with After Midnight.
The split-complementary After Midnight palette consists of #3c3f38 and #3f3a38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3e38). Try Lunar Green and Masala colors in combination with #38393f, 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 #38393f offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the After Midnight. Thus Lunar Green and Masala giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of After Midnight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Tundora, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #38393f square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. After Midnight tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3f3e38) and two others. The Masala 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 #3f3838 and #383f3e.
In a RGB color space, hex #38393f is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode After Midnight has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38393f is made of 2.75% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #38393f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,57,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 2.36, 0, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,5.88%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,11.11%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.0833,1.0174,-3.8631) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.9912,4.1259,5.2886) |