Calico Dress is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c2b198 |
| Complementary Color | #67553d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Calico Dress Color. The Moonlight Blue 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 Periscope (#52677b) for more calm effect. Try Prairie Denim as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#67553d is the best complementary color to Calico Dress. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d4e67 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #3d6367 and #413d67. Thus found on the left and right of #3d4e67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Calico Dress.
The split-complementary Calico Dress palette consists of #63673d and #67403d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67553d). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3d4e67, 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 #3d4e67 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 Calico Dress. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calico Dress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d4e67 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Calico Dress tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#67553d) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #673d4e and #3d6756.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d4e67 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Calico Dress has a hue angle of 215.71°, a saturation of 25.61% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d4e67 is made of 16.47% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #3d4e67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,78,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 9.8, 0, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(215.71,25.61%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.71,40.78%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.7449,0.4401,-16.6377) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.097,7.4202,13.8901) |