Runefang Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #3b3b38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7c7c3 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Runefang Steel Color. The Pantomime 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 Canyon Cloud (#aeafbb) for more energetic effect. Try Fading Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7c7c3 is the best complementary color to Runefang Steel. 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 #c4c4c7 complementary color is Gray Nickel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c3c5c7 and #c5c3c7. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c4c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Runefang Steel.
The split-complementary Runefang Steel palette consists of #c5c7c3 and #c7c5c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7c7c3). Try Kangaroo and Cloud colors in combination with #c4c4c7, 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 #c4c4c7 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 Runefang Steel. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Runefang Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c4c7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Runefang Steel tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c7c7c3) 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 #c7c3c3 and #c3c7c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4c4c7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Runefang Steel has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 2.61% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c4c7 is made of 1.18% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c4c4c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,196,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 1.18, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(240,2.61%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,1.51%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2362,0.5598,-1.5084) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8137,55.3391,61.9308) |