Tuna Color

#46494e

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

Inverse Color #b9b6b1
Complementary Color #4d4b46
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Tuna Color Sample
Tuna Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #46494e

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tuna Color. The Blue Linen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Suede Indigo (#585d6d) for more energetic effect. Try Grisaille as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4d4b46 is the best complementary color to Tuna. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #46494e complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #464c4d and #47464d. Thus found on the left and right of #46494e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Tuna.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tuna palette consists of #4c4d46 and #4d4746 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d4b46). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #46494e, 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 #46494e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tuna. Thus Lunar Green and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tuna contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #46494e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Tuna tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4d4b46) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4649 and #464d4b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #46494e is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Tuna has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 5.41% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46494e is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #46494e
RGB Decimal rgb(70,73,78)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 3.14, 1.96, 0, 69.41
HSL hsl(217.5,5.41%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.5,10.26%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.9192,-0.0644,-3.4054)
XYZ xyz(6.2835,6.6172,8.1538)
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