Information about #3A8290 color

#3A8290 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3A8290 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(58, 130, 144) — 22.7% red, 51% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 5 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3A8290 reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E). Slightly further away sit Waterfront (#3E7F9D) and Dirty Blue (#3F829D).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(58, 130, 144)), which gives #3A8290 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #3A8290 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3A8290 color variations

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#3A8290 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 #3A8290

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

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3A8290
  • RGB58, 130, 144
  • CMYK34, 5, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(58, 130, 144)
  • HSL190°, 43%, 40%
  • HSL Precise189.767°, 42.574%, 39.608%
  • HSV190°, 60%, 56%
  • HSB190°, 60%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.227, 0.510, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.227, 0.510, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.227, 0.510, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3A8290
  • DECIMAL ID3834512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01