Information about #3E4A4C color

#3E4A4C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3E4A4C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 74, 76) — 24.3% red, 29% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 1 / 0 / 70. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #3E4A4C 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 hair away from Outer Space (#414A4C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E) and Kimono Storage (#3D4C51).

The recipe behind #3E4A4C is rgb(62, 74, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3E4A4C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3E4A4C color variations

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#3E4A4C 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 #3E4A4C

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

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Canyon color link
Canyon

#434E46

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E4A4C
  • RGB62, 74, 76
  • CMYK5, 1, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(62, 74, 76)
  • HSL189°, 10%, 27%
  • HSL Precise188.571°, 10.145%, 27.059%
  • HSV189°, 18%, 30%
  • HSB189°, 18%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.290, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.290, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.290, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E4A4C
  • DECIMAL ID4082252
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01