Information about Retreat color

#39909B - Retreat color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#39909B, known as "Retreat", falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(57, 144, 155) — 22.4% red, 56.5% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 4 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #39909B reads as a confidently colored cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Scooter (#308EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea (#3C9992) and Blue Chill (#408F90).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(57, 144, 155)), which gives #39909B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #39909B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. The name "Retreat" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Retreat color variations

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

Retreat 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 Retreat

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

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Java color link
Java

#259797

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#39909B
  • RGB57, 144, 155
  • CMYK38, 4, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(57, 144, 155)
  • HSL187°, 46%, 42%
  • HSL Precise186.735°, 46.226%, 41.569%
  • HSV187°, 63%, 61%
  • HSB187°, 63%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.565, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.565, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.565, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID39909B
  • DECIMAL ID3772571
  • Name Length7
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