Pacific Spirit is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3b5a9 |
| Complementary Color | #55483c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Spirit Color. The Slate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Winter Evening (#476476) for more energetic effect. Try Greys Harbor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#55483c is the best complementary color to Pacific Spirit. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4a56 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #3c5555 and #3c3c55. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4a56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Pacific Spirit.
The split-complementary Pacific Spirit palette consists of #55553c and #553c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55483c). Try Hemlock and Rock colors in combination with #3c4a56, 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 #3c4a56 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pacific Spirit. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pacific Spirit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4a56 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Pacific Spirit tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#55483c) 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 #553c49 and #3c5548.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c4a56 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Spirit has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 17.81% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4a56 is made of 10.2% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #3c4a56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,74,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 4.71, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(207.69,17.81%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.69,30.23%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.7123,-2.3489,-8.9347) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.992,6.5301,9.7487) |