Submerged Color

#4a7d82

Submerged is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #b5827d
Complementary Color #824f4a
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Submerged Color Sample
Submerged Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a7d82

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Submerged Color. The Smock Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Walk Me Home (#496568) for more calm effect. Try Tax Break as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#824f4a is the best complementary color to Submerged. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a7d82 complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bismark are #4a826b and #4a6082. Thus found on the left and right of #4a7d82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Submerged.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Submerged palette consists of #826b4a and #824a60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#824f4a). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4a7d82, 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 #4a7d82 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Submerged. Thus Shadow and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Submerged contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a7d82 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Submerged tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#824f4a) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #824a7c and #4a824f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a7d82 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Submerged has a hue angle of 185.36°, a saturation of 27.45% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a7d82 is made of 21.96% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #4a7d82
RGB Decimal rgb(74,125,130)
RGB Percentage 22%, 38%, 40%
CMYK 21.96, 1.96, 0, 49.02
HSL hsl(185.36,27.45%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.36,43.08%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1728,-15.6891,-8.1003)
XYZ xyz(14.1869,17.7348,23.7945)
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