Magnesium 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 | #3e3d3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3c2c1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Magnesium Color. The Quartz Sand color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Northern Light Grey (#a7aeb4) for more energetic effect. Try Laundry Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3c2c1 is the best complementary color to Magnesium. 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 #c1c2c3 complementary color is Cloud, 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 Silver Sand are #c1c3c3 and #c1c1c3. Thus found on the left and right of #c1c2c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Magnesium.
The split-complementary Magnesium palette consists of #c3c3c1 and #c3c1c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3c2c1). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #c1c2c3, 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 #c1c2c3 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 Magnesium. Thus Gray Nickel and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magnesium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1c2c3 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. Magnesium tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c3c2c1) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3c1c2 and #c1c3c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1c2c3 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Magnesium has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.64% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1c2c3 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c1c2c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,194,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.64%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,1.03%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3807,-0.1563,-0.6314) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1344,53.8612,59.3309) |