Martinique is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #c3c8b7 |
| Complementary Color | #434837 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (257.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Martinique Color. The Mulled Wine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Salvation (#514e5c) for more calm effect. Try Limo-Scene as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#434837 is the best complementary color to Martinique. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c3748 complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #373a48 and #443748. Thus found on the left and right of #3c3748 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Gray and Mortar colors as they work well with Martinique.
The split-complementary Martinique palette consists of #3a4837 and #484437 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#434837). Try Lunar Green and Armadillo colors in combination with #3c3748, 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 #3c3748 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Martinique. Thus Lunar Green and Taupe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Martinique contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Matterhorn, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c3748 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Martinique tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#434837) and two others. The Taupe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Spruce – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #483c37 and #374348.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c3748 is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Martinique has a hue angle of 257.65°, a saturation of 13.39% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c3748 is made of 4.71% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #3c3748 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,55,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 6.67, 0, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(257.65,13.39%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(257.65,23.61%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.1964,6.2627,-9.6632) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3994,4.1609,6.7022) |