Vermont Slate 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 | #b7aca5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a4e47 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vermont Slate Color. The West Winds color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Winter Shadow (#4f6b79) for more energetic effect. Try Onyx Heart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a4e47 is the best complementary color to Vermont Slate. 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 #48535a complementary color is Kabul, 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 River Bed are #475a58 and #47495a. Thus found on the left and right of #48535a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Trout colors as they work well with Vermont Slate.
The split-complementary Vermont Slate palette consists of #5a5847 and #5a4749 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4e47). Try Fuscous Gray and Don Juan colors in combination with #48535a, 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 #48535a 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 Vermont Slate. Thus Finch and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vermont Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #48535a 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. Vermont Slate tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5a4e47) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a4752 and #475a4e.
In a RGB color space, hex #48535a is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Vermont Slate has a hue angle of 203.33°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48535a is made of 7.05% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #48535a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,83,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.05, 2.74, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(203.33,11.11%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.33,20%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.6049,-2.6109,-5.5419) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6112,8.3024,10.8742) |