Presidential 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 | #c1b2a6 |
| Complementary Color | #59493d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Presidential Color. The Blue Bayoux color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silent Night (#526771) for more calm effect. Try Rush Hour as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#59493d is the best complementary color to Presidential. 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 #3e4d59 complementary color is Kabul, 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 Limed Spruce are #3d5957 and #3d3f59. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4d59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Presidential.
The split-complementary Presidential palette consists of #59573d and #593d3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59493d). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3e4d59, 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 #3e4d59 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 Presidential. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Presidential contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4d59 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. Presidential tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#59493d) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #593d4d and #3d5949.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4d59 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Presidential has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 17.88% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4d59 is made of 10.59% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4d59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,77,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 4.7, 0, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,17.88%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,30.34%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9276,-2.7077,-9.0023) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4437,7.0532,10.473) |