Metropolitan Silhouette 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 | #c1bdbb |
| Complementary Color | #443f3d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Metropolitan Silhouette Color. The Graphite Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cinder (#242a2e) for more energetic effect. Try Novelty Navy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#443f3d is the best complementary color to Metropolitan Silhouette. 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 #3e4244 complementary color is Masala, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3d4442 and #3d3e44. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4244 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Metropolitan Silhouette.
The split-complementary Metropolitan Silhouette palette consists of #44423d and #443d3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#443f3d). Try Merlin and Tundora colors in combination with #3e4244, 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 #3e4244 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 Metropolitan Silhouette. Thus Kelp and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metropolitan Silhouette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Gravel, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4244 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Metropolitan Silhouette tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#443f3d) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #443d42 and #3d443f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4244 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Metropolitan Silhouette has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 4.62% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4244 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4244 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,66,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0.79, 0, 73.33 |
| HSL | hsl(200,4.62%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,8.82%,26.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.6766,-1.1865,-1.7913) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9782,5.3379,6.2368) |