Wedgewood 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 | #b39477 |
| Complementary Color | #87694c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wedgewood Color. The Fiord color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midnight in the Tropics (#435964) for more calm effect. Try Inked as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87694c is the best complementary color to Wedgewood. 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 #4c6b88 complementary color is Shadow, 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 Bismark are #4c8787 and #4c4c87. Thus found on the left and right of #4c6b88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Wedgewood.
The split-complementary Wedgewood palette consists of #87874c and #874c4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87694c). Try Shadow and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4c6b88, 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 #4c6b88 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 Wedgewood. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wedgewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c6b88 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. Wedgewood tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#87694c) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #874c6b and #4c8769.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c6b88 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Wedgewood has a hue angle of 209°, a saturation of 28.3% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c6b88 is made of 23.53% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #4c6b88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,107,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 11.37, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(209,28.3%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209,44.12%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.9874,-3.068,-19.5191) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6821,13.8295,25.2935) |