Cracked Pepper 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 | #b0aead |
| Complementary Color | #51504f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cracked Pepper Color. The Lava Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called King Creek Falls (#5f686f) for more energetic effect. Try Whale Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#51504f is the best complementary color to Cracked Pepper. 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 #4f5152 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, 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 Abbey are #4f5151 and #4f4f51. Thus found on the left and right of #4f5152 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Cracked Pepper.
The split-complementary Cracked Pepper palette consists of #51514f and #514f4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51504f). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4f5152, 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 #4f5152 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 Cracked Pepper. Thus Fuscous Gray and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cracked Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f5152 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. Cracked Pepper tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#51504f) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #514f50 and #4f5150.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f5152 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cracked Pepper has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 1.86% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f5152 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #4f5152 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,81,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0.4, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(200,1.86%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,3.66%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.3063,-0.584,-0.8729) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6899,8.1563,9.1517) |