Brittany Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #b38179 |
| Complementary Color | #85534c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Brittany Blue Color. The Baltic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smock Blue (#3b646c) for more energetic effect. Try Tax Break as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#85534c is the best complementary color to Brittany Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c7e86 complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #4c8570 and #4c6185. Thus found on the left and right of #4c7e86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Brittany Blue.
The split-complementary Brittany Blue palette consists of #85704c and #854c61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85534c). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4c7e86, 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 #4c7e86 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brittany Blue. Thus Shadow and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brittany Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c7e86 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brittany Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#85534c) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #854c7d and #4c8554.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c7e86 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Brittany Blue has a hue angle of 188.28°, a saturation of 27.62% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c7e86 is made of 22.75% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #4c7e86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,126,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 3.14, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(188.28,27.62%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.28,43.28%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.713,-14.5878,-9.6353) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7444,18.1794,25.2861) |