Moat Color

#3e6a6b

Moat 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 #c19594
Complementary Color #6b3e3d
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.14% (better contrasting with white)
Moat Color Sample
Moat Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e6a6b

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moat Color. The Dark Slate Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bubble Turquoise (#43817a) for more energetic effect. Try Similar to Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6b3e3d is the best complementary color to Moat. 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 #3e6a6b 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 William are #3d6b55 and #3d536b. Thus found on the left and right of #3e6a6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Fiord colors as they work well with Moat.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moat palette consists of #6b553d and #6b3d53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b3e3d). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #3e6a6b, 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 #3e6a6b 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 Moat. Thus Verdigris and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Mulled Wine, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e6a6b 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. Moat tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6b3e3d) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b3d69 and #3d6b3e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e6a6b is made of 23% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Moat has a hue angle of 181.33°, a saturation of 26.63% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e6a6b is made of 17.65% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #3e6a6b
RGB Decimal rgb(62,106,107)
RGB Percentage 23%, 39%, 39%
CMYK 17.65, 0.39, 0, 58.04
HSL hsl(181.33,26.63%,33.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.33,42.06%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.8352,-14.8751,-5.3512)
XYZ xyz(9.7945,12.3937,15.7859)
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