Sparkling Metal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #3c3c38 |
| Complementary Color | #c6c6c3 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sparkling Metal Color. The Fading Sunset 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 Veiled Delight (#b2b0bd) for more energetic effect. Try Polar Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6c6c3 is the best complementary color to Sparkling 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 #c3c3c7 complementary color is Gray Nickel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c3c4c6 and #c4c3c6. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c3c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Sparkling Metal.
The split-complementary Sparkling Metal palette consists of #c4c6c3 and #c6c4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c6c3). Try Kangaroo and Cloud colors in combination with #c3c3c7, 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 #c3c3c7 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sparkling Metal. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sparkling Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c3c7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sparkling Metal tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c6c6c3) and two others. The Silver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Gray Nickel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6c3c3 and #c3c6c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c3c7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sparkling Metal has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 3.45% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c3c7 is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c3c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,195,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.57, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(240,3.45%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,2.01%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.9004,0.7474,-2.0097) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3296,54.7558,61.8437) |