Foggy Night is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #bfb6b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e4540 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Foggy Night Color. The Graphic Charcoal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gunmetal (#536267) for more energetic effect. Try Trekking Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e4540 is the best complementary color to Foggy Night. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #40494e complementary color is Armadillo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #404e4c and #40414e. Thus found on the left and right of #40494e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Mako colors as they work well with Foggy Night.
The split-complementary Foggy Night palette consists of #4e4c40 and #4e4041 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e4540). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #40494e, 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 #40494e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Foggy Night. Thus Kelp and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foggy Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Mortar, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #40494e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Foggy Night tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4e4540) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e4049 and #404e45.
In a RGB color space, hex #40494e is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Foggy Night has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 9.86% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40494e is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #40494e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,73,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.96, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,9.86%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,17.95%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.4124,-2.3928,-4.2127) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.872,6.4051,8.1346) |