Winter Shadow 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 | #b09486 |
| Complementary Color | #795d4f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Shadow Color. The Glass Sapphire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Finnegan (#425357) for more calm effect. Try Blue Moon Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#795d4f is the best complementary color to Winter Shadow. 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 #4f6b79 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 #4f7971 and #4f5679. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6b79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Winter Shadow.
The split-complementary Winter Shadow palette consists of #79714f and #794f56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#795d4f). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4f6b79, 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 #4f6b79 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 Winter Shadow. Thus Dingley and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Salt Box, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6b79 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. Winter Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#795d4f) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #794f6a and #4f795c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f6b79 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Shadow has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 21% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6b79 is made of 16.47% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #4f6b79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,107,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 5.49, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(200,21%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,34.71%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5925,-6.4966,-11.0899) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9333,13.5581,20.0772) |