Cannon Barrel is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3bebd |
| Complementary Color | #423d3c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cannon Barrel Color. The Urbanite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Graphite Black (#262a2b) for more energetic effect. Try Finnegan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#423d3c is the best complementary color to Cannon Barrel. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4142 complementary color is Masala, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3c4240 and #3c3d42. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4142 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Cannon Barrel.
The split-complementary Cannon Barrel palette consists of #42403c and #423c3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#423d3c). Try Merlin and Tundora colors in combination with #3c4142, 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 #3c4142 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cannon Barrel. Thus Kelp and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cannon Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4142 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Cannon Barrel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#423d3c) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #423c41 and #3c423d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c4142 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cannon Barrel has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 4.76% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4142 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #3c4142 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,65,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0.39, 0, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(190,4.76%,24.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,9.09%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.1148,-1.8349,-1.3277) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7371,5.1346,5.8957) |