Winter Way 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 | #c1b8b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c423d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Way Color. The Anchor Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blackthorn Blue (#4c606b) for more energetic effect. Try Graphic Charcoal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c423d is the best complementary color to Winter Way. 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 #3e474c complementary color is Armadillo, 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 #3d4c49 and #3d404c. Thus found on the left and right of #3e474c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Bright Gray colors as they work well with Winter Way.
The split-complementary Winter Way palette consists of #4c493d and #4c3d40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c423d). Try Armadillo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3e474c, 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 #3e474c 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 Winter Way. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Way contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Mortar, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e474c 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. Winter Way tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4c423d) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c3d46 and #3d4c42.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e474c is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Way has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 10.14% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e474c is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #3e474c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,71,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.96, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,10.14%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,18.42%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.5443,-2.3985,-4.2302) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5444,6.0524,7.7135) |