Trout is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #b5b1a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a5649 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Trout Color. The Nightly 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 Presumption (#5e6277) for more energetic effect. Try British Shorthair as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a5649 is the best complementary color to Trout. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a4e5a 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 warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #49565a and #4e495a. Thus found on the left and right of #4a4e5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Trout.
The split-complementary Trout palette consists of #565a49 and #5a4e49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a5649). Try Finch and Dorado colors in combination with #4a4e5a, 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 #4a4e5a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Trout. Thus Gray Asparagus and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Trout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a4e5a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Trout tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5a5649) and two others. The Don Juan 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 #5a494d and #495a56.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a4e5a is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Trout has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 9.76% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a4e5a is made of 6.27% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #4a4e5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,78,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 4.7, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(225,9.76%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,17.78%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.2276,1.2547,-7.5858) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3939,7.6428,10.7584) |