Dark Engine is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c1c0be |
| Complementary Color | #41403e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Engine Color. The Evening Cityscape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shark (#25272c) for more energetic effect. Try Receding Night as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#41403e is the best complementary color to Dark Engine. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e3f41 complementary color is Merlin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tuna are #3e4041 and #3e3e41. Thus found on the left and right of #3e3f41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Dark Engine.
The split-complementary Dark Engine palette consists of #40413e and #413e3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41403e). Try Lunar Green and Tundora colors in combination with #3e3f41, 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 #3e3f41 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 Dark Engine. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Engine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merlin, Tundora, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e3f41 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange 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. Dark Engine tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#41403e) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Merlin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #413e3f and #3e4140.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e3f41 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Engine has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 2.36% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e3f41 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black ink.
| HEX | #3e3f41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,63,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0.78, 0, 74.51 |
| HSL | hsl(220,2.36%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,4.62%,25.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.6228,0.041,-1.3728) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7182,4.9608,5.7099) |