Winter Balsam is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ceb8b8 |
| Complementary Color | #473030 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Balsam Color. The Swamp Mosquito color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Linen Grey (#466163) for more calm effect. Try Brochantite Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#473030 is the best complementary color to Winter Balsam. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #314747 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #30473c and #303b47. Thus found on the left and right of #314747 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Winter Balsam.
The split-complementary Winter Balsam palette consists of #473c30 and #47303c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#473030). Try Taupe and Matterhorn colors in combination with #314747, 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 #314747 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 Winter Balsam. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Balsam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Blackcurrant, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #314747 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Winter Balsam tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#473030) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #473047 and #304730.
In a RGB color space, hex #314747 is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Balsam has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 18.33% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #314747 is made of 8.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.16% black ink.
| HEX | #314747 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,71,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 0, 0, 72.16 |
| HSL | hsl(180,18.33%,23.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,30.99%,27.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4179,-8.4929,-2.7651) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6572,5.6144,6.7995) |