Abbey Color

#4c4f56

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

Inverse Color #b3b0a9
Complementary Color #56534b
Color Shade: blue cyan (222° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.76% (better contrasting with white)
Abbey Color Sample
Abbey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c4f56

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Abbey Color. The Pencil Lead color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prestige Blue (#303742) for more energetic effect. Try Supernatural as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#56534b is the best complementary color to Abbey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c4f56 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4b5456 and #4d4b56. Thus found on the left and right of #4c4f56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Abbey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Abbey palette consists of #54564b and #564d4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56534b). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4c4f56, 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 #4c4f56 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Abbey. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Abbey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c4f56 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Abbey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#56534b) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #564b4e and #4b5652.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c4f56 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Abbey has a hue angle of 222°, a saturation of 6.17% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c4f56 is made of 3.93% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.

HEX #4c4f56
RGB Decimal rgb(76,79,86)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 3.93, 2.75, 0, 66.27
HSL hsl(222,6.17%,31.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222,11.63%,33.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.5636,0.4045,-4.5297)
XYZ xyz(7.4562,7.8003,9.9167)
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