Deep Rift Color

#4c6a68

Deep Rift is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #b39597
Complementary Color #6a4c4d
Color Shade: warm cyan (176° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Rift Color Sample
Deep Rift Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c6a68

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Rift Color. The Aspen Valley color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Polar Pond (#6b7b7b) for more calm effect. Try Dark Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a4c4d is the best complementary color to Deep Rift. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c6a68 complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #4c6a59 and #4c5d6a. Thus found on the left and right of #4c6a68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and River Bed colors as they work well with Deep Rift.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Rift palette consists of #6a594c and #6a4c5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a4c4d). Try Soya Bean and Eggplant colors in combination with #4c6a68, 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 #4c6a68 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Rift. Thus Go Ben and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Rift contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c6a68 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Deep Rift tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6a4c4d) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #674c6a and #4d6a4c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c6a68 is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Rift has a hue angle of 176°, a saturation of 16.48% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c6a68 is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #4c6a68
RGB Decimal rgb(76,106,104)
RGB Percentage 27%, 37%, 36%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 0.79, 58.43
HSL hsl(176,16.48%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(176,28.3%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.5273,-11.3496,-2.4199)
XYZ xyz(10.6332,12.844,15.0154)
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