Mysterious Color

#535e63

Mysterious 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 #aca19c
Complementary Color #625853
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Mysterious Color Sample
Mysterious Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #535e63

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mysterious Color. The Freedom Found 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 Sea Beast (#62777e) for more energetic effect. Try Volcanic Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#625853 is the best complementary color to Mysterious. 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 #535e63 complementary color is Dorado, 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 Shuttle Gray are #536260 and #535662. Thus found on the left and right of #535e63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Trout colors as they work well with Mysterious.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mysterious palette consists of #626053 and #625356 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#625853). Try Chicago and Zambezi colors in combination with #535e63, 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 #535e63 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 Mysterious. Thus Siam and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mysterious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dorado, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #535e63 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. Mysterious tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#625853) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Dorado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62535e and #536258.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #535e63 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mysterious has a hue angle of 198.75°, a saturation of 8.79% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #535e63 is made of 6.27% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.

HEX #535e63
RGB Decimal rgb(83,94,99)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 6.27, 1.96, 0, 61.18
HSL hsl(198.75,8.79%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.75,16.16%,38.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.1481,-3.0725,-4.302)
XYZ xyz(9.8221,10.7453,13.3607)
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