Grapewood Color

#4c475e

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

Inverse Color #b3b8a1
Complementary Color #595e47
Color Shade: mid blue (253.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.35% (better contrasting with white)
Grapewood Color Sample
Grapewood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c475e

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grapewood Color. The Witches Cauldron color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Marlin (#383740) for more calm effect. Try Revolver as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#595e47 is the best complementary color to Grapewood. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c475e complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #474d5e and #57475e. Thus found on the left and right of #4c475e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Grapewood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grapewood palette consists of #4d5e47 and #5e5747 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#595e47). Try Axolotl and Soya Bean colors in combination with #4c475e, 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 #4c475e offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grapewood. Thus Nandor and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grapewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Don Juan, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c475e square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Grapewood tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#595e47) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e4c47 and #47595e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c475e is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Grapewood has a hue angle of 253.04°, a saturation of 13.94% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c475e is made of 7.06% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.

HEX #4c475e
RGB Decimal rgb(76,71,94)
RGB Percentage 32%, 29%, 39%
CMYK 7.06, 9.02, 0, 63.14
HSL hsl(253.04,13.94%,32.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(253.04,24.47%,36.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.4656,7.4962,-12.7829)
XYZ xyz(7.2541,6.8511,11.5297)
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