Amphibian 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 | #d9b3b8 |
| Complementary Color | #4c252a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Amphibian Color. The Dusky Alpine Blue 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 saturated alternative called Antique Green (#29675c) for more energetic effect. Try Magnetic Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c252a is the best complementary color to Amphibian. 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 #264c47 complementary color is Cowboy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #254c34 and #253e4c. Thus found on the left and right of #264c47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Plantation colors as they work well with Amphibian.
The split-complementary Amphibian palette consists of #4c3425 and #4c253e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c252a). Try Saddle and Livid Brown colors in combination with #264c47, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #264c47 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 Amphibian. Thus Woodland and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amphibian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cowboy, Port Gore, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #264c47 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amphibian tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4c252a) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mallard – 120° from the complementary Cowboy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46254c and #2a4c25.
In a RGB color space, hex #264c47 is made of 21% red, 41% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Amphibian has a hue angle of 172.11°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264c47 is made of 14.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #264c47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,76,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 41%, 38% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 0, 1.96, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(172.11,33.33%,22.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.11,50%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.5028,-14.9688,-1.2375) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5211,6.0359,6.888) |