Information about #3F6B6F color

#3F6B6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3F6B6F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 107, 111) — 24.7% red, 42% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 2 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #3F6B6F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Boomtown (#346672). Slightly further away sit Tax Break (#496569) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

In RGB terms — rgb(63, 107, 111) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3F6B6F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3F6B6F color variations

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

#3F6B6F 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 #3F6B6F

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

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F6B6F
  • RGB63, 107, 111
  • CMYK19, 2, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(63, 107, 111)
  • HSL185°, 28%, 34%
  • HSL Precise185°, 27.586%, 34.118%
  • HSV185°, 43%, 44%
  • HSB185°, 43%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.420, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.420, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.420, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3F6B6F
  • DECIMAL ID4156271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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