Information about Half Foundry color

#3E4145 - Half Foundry color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3E4145, known as "Half Foundry", is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 65, 69) — 24.3% red, 25.5% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 2 / 0 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3E4145 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Liquid Metal (#3E4147). Nearby in the Register you will also find Charcoal Frost (#3C3F46) and Charcoal Grey (#3C4142).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 65, 69) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3E4145 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Half Foundry" in the Register.

Half Foundry color variations

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

Half Foundry color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Half Foundry

#3E4145
#62676D

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#888D93

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#AFB3B7

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#D7D9DB

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White

#FFFFFF

Half Foundry color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Half Foundry

#3E4145
#323437

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#252729

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#191A1B

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#0C0D0D

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Black

#000000

Half Foundry color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Half Foundry

#3E4145
#4B4E51

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#585A5D

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#646669

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#727374

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Grey

#808080

Half Foundry color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#443E45

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#413E45

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#3E3F45

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Half Foundry

#3E4145
#3E4445

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#3E4544

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#3E4541

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Half Foundry 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
#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#46433F
#46433F

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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
#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#45463F
#45463F

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#463F3F
#463F3F

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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
#3F3F46
#3F3F46

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#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#3F4546
#3F4546

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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
#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#463F42
#463F42

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#42463F
#42463F

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#433F46
#433F46

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#46433F
#46433F

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#42463F
#42463F

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#3E4145
Half Foundry

#3E4145

#463F45
#463F45

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#46433F
#46433F

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#3F463F
#3F463F

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Nearest named colors to Half Foundry

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Charcoal Frost color link
Charcoal Frost

#3C3F46

Charcoal Grey color link
Charcoal Grey

#3C4142

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

Mica color link
Mica

#3C4543

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Charade color link
Charade

#394043

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

New Denim Blue color link
New Denim Blue

#394149

Ship Grey color link
Ship Grey

#3E3A44

Half Foundry color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E4145
  • RGB62, 65, 69
  • CMYK3, 2, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(62, 65, 69)
  • HSL214°, 5%, 26%
  • HSL Precise214.286°, 5.344%, 25.686%
  • HSV214°, 10%, 27%
  • HSB214°, 10%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.255, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.255, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.255, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E4145
  • DECIMAL ID4079941
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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