Kingfisher is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c5a89f |
| Complementary Color | #604339 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kingfisher Color. The Sea Deep color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sophisticated Teal (#537175) for more calm effect. Try Bowman Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#604339 is the best complementary color to Kingfisher. Warm red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a5760 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #396056 and #394360. Thus found on the left and right of #3a5760 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Kingfisher.
The split-complementary Kingfisher palette consists of #605639 and #603944 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604339). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3a5760, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #3a5760 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kingfisher. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kingfisher contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a5760 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, warm red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kingfisher tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#604339) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #603956 and #396042.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a5760 is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Kingfisher has a hue angle of 194.21°, a saturation of 24.68% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a5760 is made of 14.9% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #3a5760 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,87,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 3.53, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(194.21,24.68%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.21,39.58%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.1239,-8.1717,-8.6309) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2644,8.5605,12.3358) |