Wellington 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 | #b09c9b |
| Complementary Color | #63504f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wellington Color. The Dawn Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Trooper (#697a7e) for more calm effect. Try Black Lead as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#63504f is the best complementary color to Wellington. 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 #4f6364 complementary color is Dorado, 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 Cutty Sark are #4f635a and #4f5863. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6364 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Trout colors as they work well with Wellington.
The split-complementary Wellington palette consists of #635a4f and #634f58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63504f). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #4f6364, 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 #4f6364 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 Wellington. Thus Siam and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wellington contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dorado, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6364 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. Wellington tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#63504f) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Dorado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #634f62 and #4f6350.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f6364 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Wellington has a hue angle of 182.86°, a saturation of 11.73% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6364 is made of 8.24% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #4f6364 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,99,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 0.4, 0, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(182.86,11.73%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.86,21%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.42,-7.2531,-3.0676) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9865,11.506,13.7511) |