Pico Metal Color

#c2c3c7

Pico Metal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #3d3c38
Complementary Color #c6c5c2
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Pico Metal Color Sample
Pico Metal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2c3c7

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pico Metal Color. The Fragrant Wand color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spun Pearl (#aaabb7) for more energetic effect. Try Dutch Jug as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6c5c2 is the best complementary color to Pico Metal. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2c3c7 complementary color is Cloud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c2c5c6 and #c3c2c6. Thus found on the left and right of #c2c3c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Pico Metal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pico Metal palette consists of #c5c6c2 and #c6c3c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c5c2). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #c2c3c7, 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 #c2c3c7 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pico Metal. Thus Pumice and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pico Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2c3c7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid 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. Pico Metal tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c6c5c2) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6c2c3 and #c2c6c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2c3c7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pico Metal has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 4.27% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2c3c7 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c2c3c7
RGB Decimal rgb(194,195,199)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.96, 1.57, 0, 21.96
HSL hsl(228,4.27%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,2.51%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.8237,0.4049,-2.1312)
XYZ xyz(52.072,54.6231,61.8316)
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