Flip Color

#45747e

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

Inverse Color #ba8b81
Complementary Color #7e4f44
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.24% (better contrasting with white)
Flip Color Sample
Flip Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #45747e

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flip Color. The Jay Bird 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 soft alternative called Adriatic Blue (#5c899b) for more calm effect. Try Raging Tide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7e4f44 is the best complementary color to Flip. 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 #45747e complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bismark are #447e6b and #44577e. Thus found on the left and right of #45747e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Flip.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flip palette consists of #7e6b44 and #7e4457 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e4f44). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #45747e, 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 #45747e offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flip. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #45747e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Flip tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7e4f44) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e4473 and #447e4f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #45747e is made of 22% red, 37% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Flip has a hue angle of 190.53°, a saturation of 29.23% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45747e is made of 22.35% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #45747e
RGB Decimal rgb(69,116,126)
RGB Percentage 22%, 37%, 41%
CMYK 22.35, 3.92, 0, 50.59
HSL hsl(190.53,29.23%,38.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.53,45.24%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9914,-13.1692,-10.5265)
XYZ xyz(12.4655,15.2623,22.0276)
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