Rush Hour 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 | #ac988f |
| Complementary Color | #6f5c53 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.62° 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 Rush Hour Color. The Eshin Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ocean Swell (#727c7e) for more calm effect. Try Cascade Tour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f5c53 is the best complementary color to Rush Hour. 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 #536770 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 Shuttle Gray are #536f6a and #53586f. Thus found on the left and right of #536770 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Rush Hour.
The split-complementary Rush Hour palette consists of #6f6a53 and #6f5358 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f5c53). Try Peat and Ferra colors in combination with #536770, 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 #536770 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 Rush Hour. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rush Hour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #536770 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. Rush Hour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f5c53) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f5366 and #536f5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #536770 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Rush Hour has a hue angle of 198.62°, a saturation of 14.87% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #536770 is made of 11.37% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #536770 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,103,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 3.53, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(198.62,14.87%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.62,25.89%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.322,-5.2251,-7.5276) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3422,12.7093,17.1846) |