English River is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c38975 |
| Complementary Color | #8a4f3b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to English River Color. The Blumine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aegean Sea (#508fa2) for more calm effect. Try Brigade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a4f3b is the best complementary color to English River. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c768a complementary color is Ironstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #3b8a76 and #3b4f8a. Thus found on the left and right of #3c768a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Chambray colors as they work well with English River.
The split-complementary English River palette consists of #8a763b and #8a3b4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a4f3b). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #3c768a, 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 #3c768a 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 English River. Thus Sycamore and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ironstone, Vivid Violet, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c768a square combo is a palette of cool 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. English River tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8a4f3b) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Ironstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a3b76 and #3b8a4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c768a is made of 19% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode English River has a hue angle of 195.38°, a saturation of 39.39% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c768a is made of 30.59% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #3c768a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,118,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 37%, 44% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 7.85, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(195.38,39.39%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.38,56.52%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6481,-12.8871,-16.705) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9294,15.7525,26.4038) |