Tetsu Iron Color

#455765

Tetsu Iron 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 #baa89a
Complementary Color #655345
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Tetsu Iron Color Sample
Tetsu Iron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #455765

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tetsu Iron Color. The Ferry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Electronic (#556d88) for more energetic effect. Try Captains Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#655345 is the best complementary color to Tetsu Iron. 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 #455765 complementary color is Kabul, 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 Fiord are #456562 and #454665. Thus found on the left and right of #455765 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Tetsu Iron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tetsu Iron palette consists of #656245 and #654546 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#655345). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #455765, 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 #455765 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 Tetsu Iron. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tetsu Iron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #455765 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. Tetsu Iron tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#655345) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #654556 and #456553.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #455765 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Tetsu Iron has a hue angle of 206.25°, a saturation of 18.82% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #455765 is made of 12.55% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #455765
RGB Decimal rgb(69,87,101)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 12.55, 5.49, 0, 60.39
HSL hsl(206.25,18.82%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.25,31.68%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.0251,-3.2099,-10.3262)
XYZ xyz(8.2114,9.0212,13.6204)
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