Information about #386161 color

#386161 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#386161 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 97, 97) — 22% red, 38% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #386161 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Casal (#2F6168). Nearby in the Register you will also find Undercurrent (#365C6C) and Homegrown (#366154).

The recipe behind #386161 is rgb(56, 97, 97), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#386161 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#386161 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #386161

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Stromboli color link
Stromboli

#406356

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#386161
  • RGB56, 97, 97
  • CMYK16, 0, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(56, 97, 97)
  • HSL180°, 27%, 30%
  • HSL Precise180°, 26.797%, 30%
  • HSV180°, 42%, 38%
  • HSB180°, 42%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.380, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.380, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.380, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID386161
  • DECIMAL ID3694945
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01