Cape Storm is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3b8ab |
| Complementary Color | #54493c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cape Storm Color. The Lithic Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Plum Blue (#4b6176) for more energetic effect. Try Night Market as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54493c is the best complementary color to Cape Storm. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4754 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #3c5254 and #3c3c54. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4754 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Cape Storm.
The split-complementary Cape Storm palette consists of #52543c and #543c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54493c). Try Kelp and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3c4754, 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 #3c4754 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cape Storm. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cape Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4754 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Cape Storm tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#54493c) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #543c46 and #3c5449.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c4754 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Cape Storm has a hue angle of 212.5°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4754 is made of 9.41% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #3c4754 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,71,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 5.1, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(212.5,16.67%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.5,28.57%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6814,-0.9977,-9.2071) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.717,6.1072,9.265) |