Detective Thriller is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c6c3bf |
| Complementary Color | #403c38 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Detective Thriller Color. The Secret Society color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Extinct Volcano (#4a4f5a) for more energetic effect. Try Evening Cityscape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#403c38 is the best complementary color to Detective Thriller. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #393c40 complementary color is Merlin, 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 Tuna are #383f40 and #393840. Thus found on the left and right of #393c40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Detective Thriller.
The split-complementary Detective Thriller palette consists of #3f4038 and #403938 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403c38). Try Kelp and Masala colors in combination with #393c40, 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 #393c40 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Detective Thriller. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Detective Thriller contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merlin, Thunder, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #393c40 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red 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. Detective Thriller tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#403c38) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Merlin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40383b and #38403c.
In a RGB color space, hex #393c40 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Detective Thriller has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 5.79% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #393c40 is made of 2.75% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black ink.
| HEX | #393c40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,60,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 1.57, 0, 74.9 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,5.79%,23.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,10.94%,25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.1734,-0.3017,-2.9016) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2286,4.4717,5.4907) |