Abyssal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bfb3a8 |
| Complementary Color | #574b40 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Abyssal Color. The Needlepoint Navy 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 Prairie Denim (#516678) for more energetic effect. Try Gloomy Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#574b40 is the best complementary color to Abyssal. 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 #404c57 complementary color is Kabul, 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 River Bed are #405756 and #404057. Thus found on the left and right of #404c57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Abyssal.
The split-complementary Abyssal palette consists of #575640 and #574040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574b40). Try Finch and Matterhorn colors in combination with #404c57, 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 #404c57 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Abyssal. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Abyssal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #404c57 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. Abyssal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#574b40) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57404b and #40574b.
In a RGB color space, hex #404c57 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Abyssal has a hue angle of 208.7°, a saturation of 15.23% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #404c57 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #404c57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,76,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.32, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(208.7,15.23%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.7,26.44%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.6859,-1.9253,-8.0765) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4191,6.947,10.0194) |