Winter Solstice Color

#49545c

Winter Solstice is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #b6aba3
Complementary Color #5c5148
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.35% (better contrasting with white)
Winter Solstice Color Sample
Winter Solstice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #49545c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Solstice Color. The Slate Tile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Biro Blue (#2f3946) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Battle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c5148 is the best complementary color to Winter Solstice. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49545c complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #485c5a and #484a5c. Thus found on the left and right of #49545c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Trout colors as they work well with Winter Solstice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Solstice palette consists of #5c5a48 and #5c484a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c5148). Try Finch and Don Juan colors in combination with #49545c, 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 #49545c offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Winter Solstice. Thus Axolotl and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Solstice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #49545c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Winter Solstice tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5c5148) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c4853 and #485c51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #49545c is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Solstice has a hue angle of 205.26°, a saturation of 11.52% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49545c is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #49545c
RGB Decimal rgb(73,84,92)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 7.45, 3.14, 0, 63.92
HSL hsl(205.26,11.52%,32.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.26,20.65%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0628,-2.3562,-6.1083)
XYZ xyz(7.8497,8.5298,11.3579)
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