Information about #3F5056 color

#3F5056 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3F5056 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 80, 86) — 24.7% red, 31.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3F5056 reads as a gently muted azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Consequence Grey (#405159). Slightly further away sit Ox Gray (#414E54) and Jetsetter (#40505A).

In RGB terms — rgb(63, 80, 86) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3F5056: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3F5056 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3F5056 color variations

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#3F5056 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 #3F5056

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

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F5056
  • RGB63, 80, 86
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(63, 80, 86)
  • HSL196°, 15%, 29%
  • HSL Precise195.652°, 15.436%, 29.216%
  • HSV196°, 27%, 34%
  • HSB196°, 27%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.314, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.314, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.314, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3F5056
  • DECIMAL ID4149334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01