Madison Avenue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c2c1c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3d3d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Madison Avenue Color. The Refined Green 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 as Night (#495252) for more energetic effect. Try Charleston Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e3d3d is the best complementary color to Madison Avenue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d3e3e complementary color is Mine Shaft, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3d3e3d and #3d3d3e. Thus found on the left and right of #3d3e3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Madison Avenue.
The split-complementary Madison Avenue palette consists of #3e3d3d and #3e3d3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3d3d). Try Mine Shaft and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #3d3e3e, 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 #3d3e3e 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 Madison Avenue. Thus Tuatara and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Madison Avenue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mine Shaft, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d3e3e square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, 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. Madison Avenue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#3e3d3d) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Mine Shaft. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e3d3e and #3d3e3d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d3e3e is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Madison Avenue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.81% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d3e3e is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black ink.
| HEX | #3d3e3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,62,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 0, 75.69 |
| HSL | hsl(180,0.81%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,1.61%,24.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.1137,-0.4207,-0.152) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5166,4.7851,5.243) |