English Hollyhock 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 | #4a362c |
| Complementary Color | #d2bfb5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to English Hollyhock Color. The Casual Day color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Chalk (#94c0cc) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Smoke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d2bfb5 is the best complementary color to English Hollyhock. 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 #b5c9d3 complementary color is Soft Amber, 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 Jungle Mist are #b5d2cd and #b5bad2. Thus found on the left and right of #b5c9d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with English Hollyhock.
The split-complementary English Hollyhock palette consists of #d2cdb5 and #d2b5ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2bfb5). Try Soft Amber and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b5c9d3, 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 #b5c9d3 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 English Hollyhock. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Hollyhock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5c9d3 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. English Hollyhock tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d2bfb5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2b5c8 and #b5d2bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5c9d3 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode English Hollyhock has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 25.42% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5c9d3 is made of 11.77% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #b5c9d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,201,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 3.93, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(200,25.42%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,14.22%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7844,-4.7113,-7.2794) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7006,56.3002,69.7701) |