Emu Egg Color

#3d8481

Emu Egg is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #c27b7e
Complementary Color #843d3f
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Emu Egg Color Sample
Emu Egg Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d8481

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emu Egg Color. The Lagoon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tourmaline Turquoise (#4f9e96) for more calm effect. Try Betta Fish as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#843d3f is the best complementary color to Emu Egg. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d8481 complementary color is Lotus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #3d845d and #3d6384. Thus found on the left and right of #3d8481 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and Ming colors as they work well with Emu Egg.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emu Egg palette consists of #845d3d and #843d63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#843d3f). Try Spicy Mix and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #3d8481, 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 #3d8481 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Emu Egg. Thus Sycamore and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emu Egg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lotus, Victoria, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d8481 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Emu Egg tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#843d3f) and two others. The Vivid Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Lotus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #813d84 and #40843d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d8481 is made of 19% red, 41% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Emu Egg has a hue angle of 177.46°, a saturation of 36.79% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d8481 is made of 27.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #3d8481
RGB Decimal rgb(61,132,129)
RGB Percentage 19%, 41%, 40%
CMYK 27.84, 0, 1.17, 48.24
HSL hsl(177.46,36.79%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.46,53.79%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.7802,-22.9215,-5.1801)
XYZ xyz(14.1382,19.0796,23.7065)
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