Lava Stone Color

#3c4151

Lava Stone is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #c3beae
Complementary Color #514c3c
Color Shade: cool blue (225.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.65% (better contrasting with white)
Lava Stone Color Sample
Lava Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c4151

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Stone Color. The Signature Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Maritime Blue (#27293d) for more energetic effect. Try Ebony Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#514c3c is the best complementary color to Lava Stone. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4151 complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bright Gray are #3c4b51 and #413c51. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4151 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Lava Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lava Stone palette consists of #4b513c and #51413c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#514c3c). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #3c4151, 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 #3c4151 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lava Stone. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lava Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Matterhorn, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4151 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid 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. Lava Stone tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#514c3c) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #513c41 and #3c514c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c4151 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lava Stone has a hue angle of 225.71°, a saturation of 14.89% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4151 is made of 8.23% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.

HEX #3c4151
RGB Decimal rgb(60,65,81)
RGB Percentage 29%, 32%, 39%
CMYK 8.23, 6.27, 0, 68.24
HSL hsl(225.71,14.89%,27.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.71,25.93%,31.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.6695,2.0549,-10.3129)
XYZ xyz(5.239,5.3353,8.5383)
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