English Channel 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 | #b19e8c |
| Complementary Color | #73604d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to English Channel Color. The Oxford Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Boeing Blue (#3d4652) for more calm effect. Try Bank Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73604d is the best complementary color to English Channel. 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 #4e6173 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #4d7372 and #4d4e73. Thus found on the left and right of #4e6173 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with English Channel.
The split-complementary English Channel palette consists of #73724d and #734d4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73604d). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4e6173, 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 #4e6173 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 English Channel. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Channel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Salt Box, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e6173 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. English Channel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#73604d) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #734d60 and #4d7360.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e6173 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode English Channel has a hue angle of 209.19°, a saturation of 19.17% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e6173 is made of 14.51% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #4e6173 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,97,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 7.06, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(209.19,19.17%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.19,32.17%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.2575,-2.4919,-12.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5111,11.4069,17.8674) |