Fiord is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b4a59d |
| Complementary Color | #62524a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fiord Color. The Winter Storm color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ferry (#383e44) for more calm effect. Try Mine Shaft as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#62524a is the best complementary color to Fiord. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b5a62 complementary color is Pine Cone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #4a625e and #4a4e62. Thus found on the left and right of #4b5a62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Trout colors as they work well with Fiord.
The split-complementary Fiord palette consists of #625e4a and #624a4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62524a). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #4b5a62, 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 #4b5a62 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fiord. Thus Finch and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fiord contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Mortar, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b5a62 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fiord tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#62524a) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #624a5a and #4a6253.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b5a62 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Fiord has a hue angle of 200.87°, a saturation of 13.29% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b5a62 is made of 9.02% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #4b5a62 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,90,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 3.14, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(200.87,13.29%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.87,23.47%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2803,-3.7828,-6.5282) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7624,9.69,12.9638) |