Cape Cod is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3bbbc |
| Complementary Color | #443c3d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cape Cod Color. The Mariana Trench color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Everglade (#3e554f) for more energetic effect. Try Hostaleaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#443c3d is the best complementary color to Cape Cod. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4443 complementary color is Tundora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3c443f and #3c4144. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4443 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Cape Cod colors as they work well with Cape Cod.
The split-complementary Cape Cod palette consists of #443f3c and #443c41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#443c3d). Try Masala and Tundora colors in combination with #3c4443, 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 #3c4443 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cape Cod. Thus Armadillo and Gravel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cape Cod contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Ship Gray, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4443 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cape Cod tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#443c3d) and two others. The Gravel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #423c44 and #3c443c.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c4443 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cape Cod has a hue angle of 172.5°, a saturation of 6.25% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4443 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 73.33% black ink.
| HEX | #3c4443 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,68,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 0.4, 73.33 |
| HSL | hsl(172.5,6.25%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.5,11.76%,26.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1147,-3.5077,-0.5152) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9437,5.5002,6.1113) |