Coal Mine is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #abaaa2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5c53 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Coal Mine Color. The Mountain Fig color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sombre Grey (#555470) for more energetic effect. Try Renaissance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d5c53 is the best complementary color to Coal Mine. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #54555d complementary color is Chicago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #53595d and #57535d. Thus found on the left and right of #54555d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Coal Mine.
The split-complementary Coal Mine palette consists of #595d53 and #5d5753 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5c53). Try Siam and Chicago colors in combination with #54555d, 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 #54555d offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coal Mine. Thus Finlandia and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coal Mine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #54555d square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coal Mine tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5d5c53) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Chicago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d5354 and #535d5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #54555d is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Coal Mine has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 5.08% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #54555d is made of 3.53% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #54555d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,85,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 3.14, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(233.33,5.08%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.33,9.68%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3136,1.3933,-4.7745) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8804,9.1721,11.6583) |