Blue Anthracite Color

#555e64

Blue Anthracite 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 #aaa19b
Complementary Color #645a55
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Anthracite Color Sample
Blue Anthracite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #555e64

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Anthracite 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 Sausalito Port (#5d6f85) for more energetic effect. Try Rhythm & Blues as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#645a55 is the best complementary color to Blue Anthracite. 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 #555e64 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 #556462 and #555664. Thus found on the left and right of #555e64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Blue Anthracite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Anthracite palette consists of #646255 and #645556 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#645a55). Try Chicago and Zambezi colors in combination with #555e64, 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 #555e64 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 Blue Anthracite. Thus Siam and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Anthracite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #555e64 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. Blue Anthracite tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#645a55) and two others. The Scorpion 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 #64555e and #55645a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #555e64 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Anthracite has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 8.11% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555e64 is made of 5.89% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #555e64
RGB Decimal rgb(85,94,100)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 5.89, 2.36, 0, 60.78
HSL hsl(204,8.11%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,15%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.3382,-2.0972,-4.619)
XYZ xyz(10.0493,10.8568,13.6225)
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