Albeit Color

#38546e

Albeit 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 #c7ab91
Complementary Color #6e5238
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.55% (better contrasting with white)
Albeit Color Sample
Albeit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #38546e

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Albeit Color. The Sailor's Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Happy Days (#506e82) for more calm effect. Try Santorini Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6e5238 is the best complementary color to Albeit. 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 #38546e complementary color is Shingle Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Juan are #386e6d and #38396e. Thus found on the left and right of #38546e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Rhino colors as they work well with Albeit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Albeit palette consists of #6e6d38 and #6e3838 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e5238). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #38546e, 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 #38546e 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 Albeit. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Albeit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Bossanova, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #38546e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Albeit tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6e5238) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e3853 and #386e52.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #38546e is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Albeit has a hue angle of 208.89°, a saturation of 32.53% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38546e is made of 21.18% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #38546e
RGB Decimal rgb(56,84,110)
RGB Percentage 22%, 34%, 44%
CMYK 21.18, 10.2, 0, 56.86
HSL hsl(208.89,32.53%,32.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.89,49.09%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.6146,-2.6105,-18.1719)
XYZ xyz(7.6157,8.3072,15.9539)
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