Churchill is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b2b2a7 |
| Complementary Color | #57574d |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Churchill Color. The The Fang color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kettleman (#606061) for more calm effect. Try Pauper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#57574d is the best complementary color to Churchill. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d4d58 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #4d5257 and #524d57. Thus found on the left and right of #4d4d58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Churchill.
The split-complementary Churchill palette consists of #52574d and #57524d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57574d). Try Fuscous Gray and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #4d4d58, 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 #4d4d58 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Churchill. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Churchill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d4d58 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Churchill tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#57574d) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #574d4d and #4d5757.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d4d58 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Churchill has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d4d58 is made of 4.31% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #4d4d58 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,77,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 4.31, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(240,6.67%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,12.5%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.1142,2.5297,-6.4595) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4759,7.5901,10.3035) |