Bachelor Button Color

#4abbd5

Bachelor Button 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 #b5442a
Complementary Color #d56449
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Bachelor Button Color Sample
Bachelor Button Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4abbd5

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bachelor Button Color. The Turquoise Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cousteau (#55a9d6) for more calm effect. Try First Landing as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d56449 is the best complementary color to Bachelor Button. 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 #4abbd5 complementary color is Red Damask, 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 Shakespeare are #49d5a9 and #4975d5. Thus found on the left and right of #4abbd5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Bachelor Button.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bachelor Button palette consists of #d5a949 and #d54975 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d56449). Try Old Gold and Cabaret colors in combination with #4abbd5, 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 #4abbd5 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 Bachelor Button. Thus Conifer and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bachelor Button contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Damask, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4abbd5 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. Bachelor Button tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d56449) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Red Damask. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d549ba and #49d564.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4abbd5 is made of 16% red, 39% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Bachelor Button has a hue angle of 191.22°, a saturation of 62.33% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4abbd5 is made of 54.51% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #4abbd5
RGB Decimal rgb(74,187,213)
RGB Percentage 16%, 39%, 45%
CMYK 54.51, 10.2, 0, 16.47
HSL hsl(191.22,62.33%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.22,65.26%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.7332,-23.8376,-22.4972)
XYZ xyz(32.6046,41.8006,69.3007)
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