Frontier 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 | #ceb5b6 |
| Complementary Color | #4a3132 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frontier Color. The Brochantite Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pyrite Green (#3a6364) for more energetic effect. Try Concealed Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a3132 is the best complementary color to Frontier. 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 #314a49 complementary color is Woody Brown, 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 Limed Spruce are #314a3c and #313e4a. Thus found on the left and right of #314a49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Frontier.
The split-complementary Frontier palette consists of #4a3c31 and #4a313e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a3132). Try Mondo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #314a49, 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 #314a49 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 Frontier. Thus Kelp and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frontier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #314a49 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. Frontier tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4a3132) and two others. The Voodoo 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 #49314a and #324a31.
In a RGB color space, hex #314a49 is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Frontier has a hue angle of 177.6°, a saturation of 20.33% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #314a49 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #314a49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,74,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 0.39, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(177.6,20.33%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.6,33.78%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.492,-9.7687,-2.473) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.918,6.0316,7.2083) |