Hancock is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b29697 |
| Complementary Color | #684d4d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hancock Color. The Dark Slate color for instance is a darker 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 Night Watch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#684d4d is the best complementary color to Hancock. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d6968 complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #4d6859 and #4d5b68. Thus found on the left and right of #4d6968 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and River Bed colors as they work well with Hancock.
The split-complementary Hancock palette consists of #68594d and #684d5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#684d4d). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #4d6968, 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 #4d6968 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 Hancock. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hancock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d6968 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hancock tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#684d4d) and two others. The Eggplant 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 #684d68 and #4d684d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d6968 is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hancock has a hue angle of 177.86°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d6968 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #4d6968 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,105,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 0.4, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(177.86,15.38%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.86,26.67%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.2777,-10.4429,-2.7805) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6108,12.6804,14.985) |