Brig Color

#4fa1c0

Brig 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 #b05e3f
Complementary Color #c06d4f
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Brig Color Sample
Brig Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4fa1c0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Brig Color. The Tropez Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sky Dive (#60bfd3) for more energetic effect. Try Adonis as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c06d4f is the best complementary color to Brig. 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 #4fa1c0 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fountain Blue are #4fc0a6 and #4f68c0. Thus found on the left and right of #4fa1c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Brig.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brig palette consists of #c0a64f and #c04f68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c06d4f). Try Roti and Blush colors in combination with #4fa1c0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4fa1c0 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 Brig. Thus Celery and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brig contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4fa1c0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brig tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c06d4f) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c04fa0 and #4fc06e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4fa1c0 is made of 18% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Brig has a hue angle of 196.46°, a saturation of 47.28% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4fa1c0 is made of 44.31% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #4fa1c0
RGB Decimal rgb(79,161,192)
RGB Percentage 18%, 37%, 44%
CMYK 44.31, 12.15, 0, 24.71
HSL hsl(196.46,47.28%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.46,58.85%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.472,-15.8289,-23.5019)
XYZ xyz(25.4837,30.9578,54.5015)
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