Before the Storm Color

#4d6a77

Before the Storm 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 #b29588
Complementary Color #77594c
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Before the Storm Color Sample
Before the Storm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d6a77

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Before the Storm Color. The Midnight Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cape Lee (#50818b) for more energetic effect. Try Slate Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#77594c is the best complementary color to Before the Storm. 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 #4d6a77 complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4c776e and #4c5477. Thus found on the left and right of #4d6a77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Fiord colors as they work well with Before the Storm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Before the Storm palette consists of #776e4c and #774c54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77594c). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4d6a77, 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 #4d6a77 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 Before the Storm. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Before the Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Mulled Wine, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d6a77 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Before the Storm tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#77594c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #774c69 and #4c7759.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d6a77 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Before the Storm has a hue angle of 198.57°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d6a77 is made of 16.47% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #4d6a77
RGB Decimal rgb(77,106,119)
RGB Percentage 25%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 16.47, 5.1, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(198.57,21.43%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.57,35.29%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0895,-7.0792,-10.6539)
XYZ xyz(11.5444,13.2178,19.3956)
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