Hypothalamus Grey Color

#415d66

Hypothalamus Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #bea299
Complementary Color #664941
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Hypothalamus Grey Color Sample
Hypothalamus Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #415d66

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hypothalamus Grey Color. The Flip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shipyard (#4f6f85) for more energetic effect. Try Azul Petróleo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#664941 is the best complementary color to Hypothalamus Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #415d66 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #41665c and #414a66. Thus found on the left and right of #415d66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Fiord colors as they work well with Hypothalamus Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hypothalamus Grey palette consists of #665c41 and #66414a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#664941). Try Hemlock and Eggplant colors in combination with #415d66, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #415d66 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 Hypothalamus Grey. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hypothalamus Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #415d66 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hypothalamus Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#664941) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66415c and #41664a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #415d66 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Hypothalamus Grey has a hue angle of 194.59°, a saturation of 22.16% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #415d66 is made of 14.51% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #415d66
RGB Decimal rgb(65,93,102)
RGB Percentage 25%, 36%, 39%
CMYK 14.51, 3.53, 0, 60
HSL hsl(194.59,22.16%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.59,36.27%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.6837,-7.8645,-8.4734)
XYZ xyz(8.4926,9.9118,14.0359)
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