Volute 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 | #bba5a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d4844 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Volute Color. The Riverway 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 Big Stone (#334046) for more calm effect. Try Blue Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d4844 is the best complementary color to Volute. 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 #445a5e complementary color is Kabul, 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 River Bed are #445d55 and #444d5d. Thus found on the left and right of #445a5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and River Bed colors as they work well with Volute.
The split-complementary Volute palette consists of #5d5544 and #5d444c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d4844). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #445a5e, 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 #445a5e 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 Volute. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Volute contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #445a5e 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. Volute tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5d4844) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d4459 and #445d48.
In a RGB color space, hex #445a5e is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Volute has a hue angle of 189.23°, a saturation of 16.05% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445a5e is made of 10.19% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #445a5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,90,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 1.57, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(189.23,16.05%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.23,27.66%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6485,-7.2603,-5.0346) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0604,9.3494,11.9695) |