Glimpse 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 | #b04631 |
| Complementary Color | #ce644e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glimpse Color. The Petrichor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sports Blue (#399bb4) for more calm effect. Try Skydome as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ce644e is the best complementary color to Glimpse. 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 #4fb9ce complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Shakespeare are #4ecea3 and #4e79ce. Thus found on the left and right of #4fb9ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Glimpse.
The split-complementary Glimpse palette consists of #cea34e and #ce4e79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ce644e). Try Roti and Mulberry colors in combination with #4fb9ce, 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 #4fb9ce 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 Glimpse. Thus Turmeric and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glimpse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4fb9ce 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. Glimpse tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ce644e) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce4eb8 and #4ece64.
In a RGB color space, hex #4fb9ce is made of 17% red, 39% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Glimpse has a hue angle of 189.92°, a saturation of 56.44% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4fb9ce is made of 49.8% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #4fb9ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,185,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 39%, 44% |
| CMYK | 49.8, 8.23, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(189.92,56.44%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.92,61.65%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0471,-24.0967,-19.6984) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.714,40.8164,64.5994) |