Dark River Color

#3e4445

Dark River is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #c1bbba
Complementary Color #453e3d
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Dark River Color Sample
Dark River Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e4445

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark River Color. The Sabionando Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Graphite Black (#262a2b) for more energetic effect. Try Soot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#453e3d is the best complementary color to Dark River. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e4445 complementary color is Masala, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3d4542 and #3d4045. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4445 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Mako colors as they work well with Dark River.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark River palette consists of #45423d and #453d40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#453e3d). Try Merlin and Tundora colors in combination with #3e4445, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3e4445 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark River. Thus Kelp and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4445 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark River tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#453e3d) 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 #453d44 and #3d453e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e4445 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dark River has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 5.34% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4445 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #3e4445
RGB Decimal rgb(62,68,69)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 2.75, 0.39, 0, 72.94
HSL hsl(188.57,5.34%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.57,10.14%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.3484,-2.2256,-1.4555)
XYZ xyz(5.1279,5.588,6.4386)
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