Shale is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b5c0be |
| Complementary Color | #3f4a48 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shale Color. The Bruised Burgundy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foggy London (#5c5658) for more calm effect. Try Deep Garnet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f4a48 is the best complementary color to Shale. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a3f41 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #4a3f46 and #4a423f. Thus found on the left and right of #4a3f41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Masala colors as they work well with Shale.
The split-complementary Shale palette consists of #3f464a and #3f4a42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f4a48). Try Mako and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4a3f41, 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 #4a3f41 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shale. Thus Mako and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Kelp, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a3f41 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shale tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3f4a48) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gravel – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #414a3f and #483f4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a3f41 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Shale has a hue angle of 349.09°, a saturation of 8.03% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a3f41 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a3f41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,63,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 3.53, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(349.09,8.03%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.09,14.86%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.825,5.1445,0.529) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5557,5.3925,5.7491) |