Montana 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 | #c6c4c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c3a39 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Montana Color. The Evening Storm 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 saturated alternative called Trout (#4c5356) for more energetic effect. Try Descent to the Catacombs as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c3a39 is the best complementary color to Montana. 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 #393b3c complementary color is Dune, 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 Cape Cod are #393c3b and #39393c. Thus found on the left and right of #393b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Montana.
The split-complementary Montana palette consists of #3c3b39 and #3c3939 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c3a39). Try Tuatara and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #393b3c, 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 #393b3c 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 Montana. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Montana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #393b3c 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. Montana tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#3c3a39) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c393b and #393c3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #393b3c is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Montana has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 2.56% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #393b3c is made of 1.18% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #393b3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,59,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0.39, 0, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(200,2.56%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,5%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.715,-0.6134,-0.9178) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0669,4.324,4.8952) |