Velvet Rope Color

#36526a

Velvet Rope 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 #c9ad95
Complementary Color #6a4e35
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.69° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Velvet Rope Color Sample
Velvet Rope Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #36526a

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Rope Color. The Eames for 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 Too Blue (#3d6695) for more energetic effect. Try Lake Stream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6a4e35 is the best complementary color to Velvet Rope. 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 #36526a complementary color is Shingle Fawn, 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 San Juan are #356a68 and #35376a. Thus found on the left and right of #36526a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Rhino colors as they work well with Velvet Rope.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Velvet Rope palette consists of #6a6835 and #6a3537 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a4e35). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #36526a, 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 #36526a 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 Velvet Rope. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Velvet Rope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Bossanova, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #36526a 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. Velvet Rope tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6a4e35) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a3551 and #356a4e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #36526a is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Rope has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 32.5% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #36526a is made of 20.39% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #36526a
RGB Decimal rgb(54,82,106)
RGB Percentage 22%, 34%, 44%
CMYK 20.39, 9.41, 0, 58.43
HSL hsl(207.69,32.5%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.69,49.06%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.6885,-3.2019,-17.108)
XYZ xyz(7.1401,7.8595,14.7764)
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