Hostaleaf is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b8a5a9 |
| Complementary Color | #5a464a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hostaleaf Color. The Darkest Spruce color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Noble Fir (#5a736d) for more energetic effect. Try Evening Emerald as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a464a is the best complementary color to Hostaleaf. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #475a56 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #465a4c and #46545a. Thus found on the left and right of #475a56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and River Bed colors as they work well with Hostaleaf.
The split-complementary Hostaleaf palette consists of #5a4c46 and #5a4654 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a464a). Try Kabul and Don Juan colors in combination with #475a56, 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 #475a56 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hostaleaf. Thus Fuscous Gray and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hostaleaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #475a56 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hostaleaf tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5a464a) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56465a and #4a5a46.
In a RGB color space, hex #475a56 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Hostaleaf has a hue angle of 167.37°, a saturation of 11.8% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #475a56 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #475a56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,90,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 1.56, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(167.37,11.8%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.37,21.11%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6004,-8.2037,-0.0998) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9344,9.3238,10.1856) |