Information about #38666B color

#38666B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38666B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 102, 107) — 22% red, 40% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 2 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #38666B reads as a mildly saturated 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 hair away from Boomtown (#346672). Nearby in the Register you will also find Undercurrent (#365C6C) and Muse (#2E696D).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 102, 107) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#38666B color variations

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

#38666B 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 #38666B

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

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Genoa color link
Genoa

#31796D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38666B
  • RGB56, 102, 107
  • CMYK20, 2, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(56, 102, 107)
  • HSL186°, 31%, 32%
  • HSL Precise185.882°, 31.288%, 31.961%
  • HSV186°, 48%, 42%
  • HSB186°, 48%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.400, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.400, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.400, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID38666B
  • DECIMAL ID3696235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01