China Green Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c59b97 |
| Complementary Color | #673d3a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Green Blue Color. The Blue Catch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Graphite Black Green (#32494b) for more calm effect. Try For the Love of Hue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#673d3a is the best complementary color to China Green Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a6468 complementary color is Congo Brown, 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 William are #3a6755 and #3a4c67. Thus found on the left and right of #3a6468 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Fiord colors as they work well with China Green Blue.
The split-complementary China Green Blue palette consists of #67543a and #673a4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#673d3a). Try Millbrook and Eggplant colors in combination with #3a6468, 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 #3a6468 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the China Green Blue. Thus Verdigris and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Green Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Voodoo, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a6468 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. China Green Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#673d3a) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #673a63 and #3a673e.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a6468 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode China Green Blue has a hue angle of 185.22°, a saturation of 28.4% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a6468 is made of 18.03% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #3a6468 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,100,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.03, 1.56, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(185.22,28.4%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.22,44.23%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.603,-13.4653,-6.8695) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8008,11.0134,14.7586) |