June Bug Color

#264a48

June Bug 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 #d9b5b7
Complementary Color #4a2528
Color Shade: warm cyan (176.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.96% (better contrasting with white)
June Bug Color Sample
June Bug Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #264a48

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to June Bug Color. The Verdant Forest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pyrite Green (#3a6364) for more calm effect. Try Moor Pond Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4a2528 is the best complementary color to June Bug. 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 #264a48 complementary color is Crater Brown, 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 Plantation are #254a36 and #25394a. Thus found on the left and right of #264a48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with June Bug.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary June Bug palette consists of #4a3525 and #4a253a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a2528). Try Saddle and Livid Brown colors in combination with #264a48, 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 #264a48 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 June Bug. Thus Woodland and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of June Bug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crater Brown, Martinique, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #264a48 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. June Bug tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4a2528) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mallard – 120° from the complementary Crater Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47254a and #274a25.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #264a48 is made of 21% red, 40% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode June Bug has a hue angle of 176.67°, a saturation of 32.14% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264a48 is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #264a48
RGB Decimal rgb(38,74,72)
RGB Percentage 21%, 40%, 39%
CMYK 14.12, 0, 0.78, 70.98
HSL hsl(176.67,32.14%,21.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(176.67,48.65%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.844,-13.5196,-2.8534)
XYZ xyz(4.4178,5.7775,7.0132)
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