Stream Bed is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #aa9f9e |
| Complementary Color | #605555 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stream Bed Color. The Trade Secret color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Becker Blue (#607879) for more energetic effect. Try Dark River as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#605555 is the best complementary color to Stream Bed. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #556061 complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #55605b and #555960. Thus found on the left and right of #556061 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Abbey colors as they work well with Stream Bed.
The split-complementary Stream Bed palette consists of #605b55 and #605559 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#605555). Try Chicago and Don Juan colors in combination with #556061, 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 #556061 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stream Bed. Thus Chicago and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stream Bed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #556061 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stream Bed tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#605555) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60555f and #556055.
In a RGB color space, hex #556061 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Stream Bed has a hue angle of 185°, a saturation of 6.59% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556061 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #556061 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,96,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0.39, 0, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(185,6.59%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185,12.37%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8488,-4.0036,-2.0185) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0869,11.1601,12.9317) |