Ruskin Blue 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 | #ab948a |
| Complementary Color | #755e54 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruskin Blue Color. The Sailing Safari color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chimney (#4a5257) for more calm effect. Try High Salute as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#755e54 is the best complementary color to Ruskin Blue. 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 #546b75 complementary color is Russett, 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 Cutty Sark are #54756e and #545a75. Thus found on the left and right of #546b75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Ruskin Blue.
The split-complementary Ruskin Blue palette consists of #756e54 and #75545a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#755e54). Try Peat and Ferra colors in combination with #546b75, 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 #546b75 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 Ruskin Blue. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruskin Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #546b75 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. Ruskin Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#755e54) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75546a and #54755e.
In a RGB color space, hex #546b75 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Ruskin Blue has a hue angle of 198.18°, a saturation of 16.42% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #546b75 is made of 12.94% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #546b75 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,107,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 3.92, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(198.18,16.42%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.18,28.21%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.7771,-5.9611,-8.3676) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1247,13.6846,18.832) |