Lava Rock Color

#535e64

Lava Rock 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 #aca19b
Complementary Color #635953
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.88% (better contrasting with white)
Lava Rock Color Sample
Lava Rock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #535e64

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Rock 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 Layers of Ocean (#5c7186) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Beast as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#635953 is the best complementary color to Lava Rock. 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 #535e64 complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 #536361 and #535563. Thus found on the left and right of #535e64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Trout colors as they work well with Lava Rock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lava Rock palette consists of #636153 and #635355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#635953). Try Kokoda and Zambezi colors in combination with #535e64, 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 #535e64 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 Lava Rock. Thus Siam and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lava Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #535e64 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. Lava Rock tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#635953) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63535e and #536359.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #535e64 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lava Rock has a hue angle of 201.18°, a saturation of 9.29% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #535e64 is made of 6.67% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #535e64
RGB Decimal rgb(83,94,100)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 6.67, 2.36, 0, 60.78
HSL hsl(201.18,9.29%,35.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.18,17%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.181,-2.8318,-4.8696)
XYZ xyz(9.8702,10.7645,13.6141)
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