Peabody Color

#3f7074

Peabody 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 #c08f8b
Complementary Color #73433f
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.1% (better contrasting with white)
Peabody Color Sample
Peabody Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3f7074

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peabody Color. The Green Moonstone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frozen Stream (#30555d) for more energetic effect. Try Autumn Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#73433f is the best complementary color to Peabody. 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 #3f7074 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Faded Jade are #3f735d and #3f5573. Thus found on the left and right of #3f7074 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and Fiord colors as they work well with Peabody.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peabody palette consists of #735d3f and #733f55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73433f). Try Yellow Metal and Cosmic colors in combination with #3f7074, 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 #3f7074 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 Peabody. Thus Yellow Metal and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peabody contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Mulled Wine, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f7074 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. Peabody tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#73433f) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #733f6f and #3f7343.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3f7074 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Peabody has a hue angle of 184.53°, a saturation of 29.61% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f7074 is made of 20.78% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #3f7074
RGB Decimal rgb(63,112,116)
RGB Percentage 22%, 38%, 40%
CMYK 20.78, 1.57, 0, 54.51
HSL hsl(184.53,29.61%,35.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.53,45.69%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.0979,-15.4067,-7.4099)
XYZ xyz(10.9965,13.9061,18.6276)
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