Vert Pierre Color

#4a615c

Vert Pierre is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet

Inverse Color #b59ea3
Complementary Color #614a4e
Color Shade: warm cyan (166.96° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.53% (better contrasting with white)
Vert Pierre Color Sample
Vert Pierre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a615c

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vert Pierre Color. The Wishard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bournonite Green (#637a72) for more calm effect. Try Double Jeopardy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#614a4e is the best complementary color to Vert Pierre. 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 #4a615c complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4a6150 and #4a5a61. Thus found on the left and right of #4a615c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and River Bed colors as they work well with Vert Pierre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vert Pierre palette consists of #61504a and #614a5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#614a4e). Try Dorado and Don Juan colors in combination with #4a615c, 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 #4a615c offers a combination of warm yellow and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vert Pierre. Thus Soya Bean and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vert Pierre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a615c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Vert Pierre tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#614a4e) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b4a61 and #4f614a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a615c is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Vert Pierre has a hue angle of 166.96°, a saturation of 13.45% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a615c is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #4a615c
RGB Decimal rgb(74,97,92)
RGB Percentage 28%, 37%, 35%
CMYK 9.02, 0, 1.96, 61.96
HSL hsl(166.96,13.45%,33.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(166.96,23.71%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.2039,-9.7941,0.0155)
XYZ xyz(9.0305,10.7779,11.7296)
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