Abysse Color

#3d5758

Abysse 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 #c2a8a7
Complementary Color #583d3c
Color Shade: mid cyan (182.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.22% (better contrasting with white)
Abysse Color Sample
Abysse Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d5758

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Abysse Color. The Thunderhawk Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Juniper Berries (#547174) for more calm effect. Try Sophisticated Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#583d3c is the best complementary color to Abysse. 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 #3d5758 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #3c584b and #3c4958. Thus found on the left and right of #3d5758 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Abysse.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Abysse palette consists of #584b3c and #583c49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#583d3c). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #3d5758, 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 #3d5758 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 Abysse. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Abysse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Mulled Wine, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d5758 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Abysse tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#583d3c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #583c57 and #3c583d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d5758 is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Abysse has a hue angle of 182.22°, a saturation of 18.12% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d5758 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.

HEX #3d5758
RGB Decimal rgb(61,87,88)
RGB Percentage 26%, 37%, 37%
CMYK 10.59, 0.39, 0, 65.49
HSL hsl(182.22,18.12%,29.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(182.22,30.68%,34.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0294,-9.4358,-3.7385)
XYZ xyz(7.0941,8.5131,10.5018)
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