Information about Explorer color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted azure, #374E59 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 practically indistinguishable from Iron Head Flower (#344D56). Slightly further away sit Ivanhoe (#3B4C57) and Wind Talker (#3A4859).
In RGB terms — rgb(55, 78, 89) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #374E59: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Explorer" in the Register.
Explorer color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Explorer color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Explorer color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Explorer color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Explorer color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Explorer 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Explorer color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Explorer
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#344D56
#3B4C57
#3A4859
#354E51
#395555
#304E5E
#40505A
#3D4B52
#394851
#3D4C51
#35514F
#424E59
Explorer color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#374E59
- RGB55, 78, 89
- CMYK13, 4, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(55, 78, 89)
- HSL199°, 24%, 28%
- HSL Precise199.412°, 23.611%, 28.235%
- HSV199°, 38%, 35%
- HSB199°, 38%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.306, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.306, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.306, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID374E59
- DECIMAL ID3624537
- Name Length8
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- Counting from2025-01-01
