Viking 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 | #b24e37 |
| Complementary Color | #c8644c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Viking Color. The Watercourse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cousteau (#55a9d6) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Serpent as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8644c is the best complementary color to Viking. 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 #4db1c8 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Shakespeare are #4cc8a1 and #4c73c8. Thus found on the left and right of #4db1c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Viking.
The split-complementary Viking palette consists of #c8a14c and #c84c73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8644c). Try Roti and Mulberry colors in combination with #4db1c8, 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 #4db1c8 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 Viking. Thus Turmeric and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Viking contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4db1c8 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. Viking tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c8644c) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c84cb1 and #4cc863.
In a RGB color space, hex #4db1c8 is made of 17% red, 39% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Viking has a hue angle of 191.22°, a saturation of 52.79% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4db1c8 is made of 48.23% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #4db1c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,177,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 39%, 44% |
| CMYK | 48.23, 9.02, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(191.22,52.79%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.22,61.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.421,-22.1631,-20.3966) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.208,37.1922,60.283) |