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 | #ae9a8d |
| Complementary Color | #725d50 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Color. The Pacific Spirit color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hoki (#647d86) for more calm effect. Try Club Navy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#725d50 is the best complementary color to 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 #516572 complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Blue Bayoux are #50726e and #505472. Thus found on the left and right of #516572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Slate.
The split-complementary Slate palette consists of #726e50 and #725054 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#725d50). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #516572, 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 #516572 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 Slate. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #516572 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. Slate tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#725d50) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #725064 and #50725d.
In a RGB color space, hex #516572 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Slate has a hue angle of 203.64°, a saturation of 16.92% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #516572 is made of 12.95% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #516572 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,101,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 12.95, 5.1, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(203.64,16.92%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.64,28.95%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.6446,-4.185,-9.7738) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0843,12.2716,17.704) |