Information about #3E5054 color

#3E5054 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3E5054 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 80, 84) — 24.3% red, 31.4% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3E5054 presents itself as a gently muted cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ox Gray (#414E54). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kimono Storage (#3D4C51) and Atomic (#3D4B52).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 80, 84) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3E5054 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3E5054 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3E5054 color variations

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

#3E5054 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 #3E5054

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

Ox Gray color link
Ox Gray

#414E54

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E5054
  • RGB62, 80, 84
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(62, 80, 84)
  • HSL191°, 15%, 29%
  • HSL Precise190.909°, 15.068%, 28.627%
  • HSV191°, 26%, 33%
  • HSB191°, 26%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.314, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.314, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.314, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E5054
  • DECIMAL ID4083796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01