East Bay Color

#47526e

East Bay 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 #b8ad91
Complementary Color #6e6347
Color Shade: blue cyan (223.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
East Bay Color Sample
East Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #47526e

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to East Bay Color. The Fuel Town color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Inkblot (#393f4b) for more calm effect. Try UCLA Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6e6347 is the best complementary color to East Bay. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #47526e complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Fiord are #47656e and #4f476e. Thus found on the left and right of #47526e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with East Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary East Bay palette consists of #656e47 and #6e4f47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6347). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #47526e, 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 #47526e 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 East Bay. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of East Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #47526e 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. East Bay tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6e6347) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e4751 and #476e63.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #47526e is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode East Bay has a hue angle of 223.08°, a saturation of 21.55% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #47526e is made of 15.3% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #47526e
RGB Decimal rgb(71,82,110)
RGB Percentage 27%, 31%, 42%
CMYK 15.3, 10.98, 0, 56.86
HSL hsl(223.08,21.55%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(223.08,35.45%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0032,3.1417,-17.4893)
XYZ xyz(8.4303,8.5,15.9482)
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