Black Dragon's Cauldron Color

#545562

Black Dragon's Cauldron 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 #abaa9d
Complementary Color #616154
Color Shade: cool blue (235.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Black Dragon's Cauldron Color Sample
Black Dragon's Cauldron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #545562

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Dragon's Cauldron Color. The Kachi Indigo 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 Wind Cave (#686c7b) for more energetic effect. Try Black Tie as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#616154 is the best complementary color to Black Dragon's Cauldron. 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 #545562 complementary color is Chicago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #545c61 and #5a5461. Thus found on the left and right of #545562 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Black Dragon's Cauldron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Dragon's Cauldron palette consists of #5c6154 and #615a54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616154). Try Siam and Pine Cone colors in combination with #545562, 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 #545562 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 Black Dragon's Cauldron. Thus Finlandia and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Dragon's Cauldron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #545562 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Black Dragon's Cauldron tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#616154) and two others. The Zambezi 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 #615455 and #546161.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #545562 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Black Dragon's Cauldron has a hue angle of 235.71°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545562 is made of 5.49% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.

HEX #545562
RGB Decimal rgb(84,85,98)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 5.49, 5.1, 0, 61.57
HSL hsl(235.71,7.69%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(235.71,14.29%,38.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.4871,2.5779,-7.6407)
XYZ xyz(9.1093,9.2637,12.8632)
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