Sinkhole 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 | #b68e92 |
| Complementary Color | #71494d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sinkhole Color. The Mariana Trench color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hostaleaf (#475a56) for more calm effect. Try Orkhide Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71494d is the best complementary color to Sinkhole. 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 #49716d complementary color is Ferra, 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 Cutty Sark are #497159 and #496171. Thus found on the left and right of #49716d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Sinkhole.
The split-complementary Sinkhole palette consists of #715949 and #714961 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71494d). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #49716d, 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 #49716d 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 Sinkhole. Thus Go Ben and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sinkhole contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #49716d 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. Sinkhole tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#71494d) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c4971 and #4d7149.
In a RGB color space, hex #49716d is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sinkhole has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 21.51% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49716d is made of 15.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #49716d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,113,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 15.68, 0, 1.56, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(174,21.51%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174,35.4%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7037,-14.979,-2.2513) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4131,14.3308,16.6326) |