Bering Wave Color

#3d6d84

Bering Wave 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 #c2927b
Complementary Color #84543d
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.44° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Bering Wave Color Sample
Bering Wave Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d6d84

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bering Wave Color. The Ocean Trapeze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Earth (#375673) for more calm effect. Try Petro Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84543d is the best complementary color to Bering Wave. 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 #3d6d84 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Ming are #3d8477 and #3d4984. Thus found on the left and right of #3d6d84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Bering Wave.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bering Wave palette consists of #84773d and #843d49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84543d). Try Pesto and Lotus colors in combination with #3d6d84, 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 #3d6d84 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 Bering Wave. Thus Pesto and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bering Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d6d84 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. Bering Wave tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#84543d) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #843d6d and #3d8454.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d6d84 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Bering Wave has a hue angle of 199.44°, a saturation of 36.79% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d6d84 is made of 27.84% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #3d6d84
RGB Decimal rgb(61,109,132)
RGB Percentage 20%, 36%, 44%
CMYK 27.84, 9.01, 0, 48.24
HSL hsl(199.44,36.79%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.44,53.79%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.6469,-9.3844,-17.7125)
XYZ xyz(11.558,13.5953,23.8448)
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