Mortar is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #a9afae |
| Complementary Color | #505655 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mortar Color. The Plum Crush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Burnt Bamboo (#4d3b3c) for more energetic effect. Try Caput Mortuum Grey Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#505655 is the best complementary color to Mortar. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #565051 complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #565054 and #565250. Thus found on the left and right of #565051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Mortar.
The split-complementary Mortar palette consists of #505456 and #505652 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505655). Try Abbey and Nandor colors in combination with #565051, 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 #565051 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mortar. Thus Abbey and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mortar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Fuscous Gray, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #565051 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mortar tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#505655) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gravel – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #515650 and #555056.
In a RGB color space, hex #565051 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mortar has a hue angle of 350°, a saturation of 3.61% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #565051 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 1.97% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #565051 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,80,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 1.97, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(350,3.61%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350,6.98%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.62,2.6686,0.2942) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1916,8.3098,8.9568) |