China Pattern Color

#3d5c77

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

Inverse Color #c2a388
Complementary Color #77583d
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.29% (better contrasting with white)
China Pattern Color Sample
China Pattern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d5c77

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Pattern Color. The Bismark color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Black Turmeric (#2c4364) for more energetic effect. Try Sargasso Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#77583d is the best complementary color to China Pattern. 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 #3d5c77 complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #3d7775 and #3d3f77. Thus found on the left and right of #3d5c77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with China Pattern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Pattern palette consists of #77753d and #773d3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77583d). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #3d5c77, 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 #3d5c77 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 China Pattern. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Pattern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d5c77 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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. China Pattern tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#77583d) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #773d5c and #3d7758.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d5c77 is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode China Pattern has a hue angle of 207.93°, a saturation of 32.22% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d5c77 is made of 22.75% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #3d5c77
RGB Decimal rgb(61,92,119)
RGB Percentage 22%, 34%, 44%
CMYK 22.75, 10.59, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(207.93,32.22%,35.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.93,48.74%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.8035,-3.3299,-18.8013)
XYZ xyz(9.0814,9.9783,18.9001)
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