Man Friday Color

#3c4c5d

Man Friday is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #c3b3a2
Complementary Color #5d4c3c
Color Shade: blue cyan (210.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Man Friday Color Sample
Man Friday Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c4c5d

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Man Friday Color. The Prairie Denim color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Slate (#516572) for more calm effect. Try Crow Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d4c3c is the best complementary color to Man Friday. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c4c5d complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #3c5c5d and #3c3c5d. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4c5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Man Friday.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Man Friday palette consists of #5c5d3c and #5d3c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d4c3c). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3c4c5d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3c4c5d offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Man Friday. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Man Friday contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4c5d square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Man Friday tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5d4c3c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d3c4b and #3c5d4d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c4c5d is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Man Friday has a hue angle of 210.91°, a saturation of 21.57% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4c5d is made of 12.94% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #3c4c5d
RGB Decimal rgb(60,76,93)
RGB Percentage 26%, 33%, 41%
CMYK 12.94, 6.67, 0, 63.53
HSL hsl(210.91,21.57%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210.91,35.48%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.6238,-1.6086,-12.0242)
XYZ xyz(6.4237,6.9199,11.353)
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