Diamond Grey 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 | #c1b8b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b413d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Diamond Grey Color. The Yacht Club color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Charcoal (#262b2f) for more energetic effect. Try Ragtime Blues as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b413d is the best complementary color to Diamond Grey. 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 #3e474b complementary color is Masala, 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 Mako are #3d4b48 and #3d404b. Thus found on the left and right of #3e474b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Bright Gray colors as they work well with Diamond Grey.
The split-complementary Diamond Grey palette consists of #4b483d and #4b3d40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b413d). Try Armadillo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3e474b, 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 #3e474b 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 Diamond Grey. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diamond Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Mortar, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e474b 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. Diamond Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4b413d) and two others. The Matterhorn 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 #4b3d46 and #3d4b41.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e474b is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Diamond Grey has a hue angle of 198.46°, a saturation of 9.49% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e474b is made of 5.1% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #3e474b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,71,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 1.57, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(198.46,9.49%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.46,17.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.5097,-2.6522,-3.6349) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5098,6.0386,7.5318) |