Dark Mineral is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #aea89c |
| Complementary Color | #635d50 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Mineral Color. The Buoyant color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Granite Canyon (#6c6f78) for more calm effect. Try Dapper Greyhound as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#635d50 is the best complementary color to Dark Mineral. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #515763 complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #506063 and #535063. Thus found on the left and right of #515763 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Dark Mineral.
The split-complementary Dark Mineral palette consists of #606350 and #635350 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#635d50). Try Siam and Dorado colors in combination with #515763, 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 #515763 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Mineral. Thus Axolotl and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Mineral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #515763 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Mineral tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#635d50) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #635056 and #50635c.
In a RGB color space, hex #515763 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Mineral has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #515763 is made of 7.06% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #515763 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,87,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 4.7, 0, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(220,10%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,18.18%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8675,0.4715,-7.7197) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0537,9.4666,13.1544) |