Isolation 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 | #b6b2aa |
| Complementary Color | #555149 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Isolation Color. The Confederate 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 Da Blues (#516172) for more energetic effect. Try Ebony Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#555149 is the best complementary color to Isolation. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #494d55 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #495355 and #4b4955. Thus found on the left and right of #494d55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Trout colors as they work well with Isolation.
The split-complementary Isolation palette consists of #535549 and #554b49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555149). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #494d55, 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 #494d55 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 Isolation. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Isolation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #494d55 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Isolation tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#555149) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55494d and #495551.
In a RGB color space, hex #494d55 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Isolation has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 7.59% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494d55 is made of 4.7% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #494d55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,77,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 3.13, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(220,7.59%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,14.12%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.657,0.2654,-5.2716) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0412,7.3801,9.6477) |