Wedgewood 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 | #b18061 |
| Complementary Color | #9e6d4e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wedgewood Color. The Bismarck 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 Shakespeare (#609ab8) for more energetic effect. Try A Hint of Incremental Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e6d4e is the best complementary color to Wedgewood. 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 #4e7f9e complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 Wedgewood are #4e9e95 and #4e569e. Thus found on the left and right of #4e7f9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Wedgewood.
The split-complementary Wedgewood palette consists of #9e954e and #9e4e56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e6d4e). Try Limed Oak and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4e7f9e, 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 #4e7f9e 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 Wedgewood. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wedgewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e7f9e 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. Wedgewood tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e6d4e) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e4e7e and #4e9e6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e7f9e is made of 21% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Wedgewood has a hue angle of 203.25°, a saturation of 33.9% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e7f9e is made of 31.37% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4e7f9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,127,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 31.37, 12.16, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(203.25,33.9%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.25,50.63%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9982,-7.6103,-21.7187) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9028,19.2671,35.1758) |