Mostly Metal 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 | #a8a1a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f5857 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° 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 Mostly Metal Color. The Sandpiper Cove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark River (#3e4445) for more energetic effect. Try Volcanic Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f5857 is the best complementary color to Mostly Metal. 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 #575e5f 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 #575f5c and #575a5f. Thus found on the left and right of #575e5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Abbey colors as they work well with Mostly Metal.
The split-complementary Mostly Metal palette consists of #5f5c57 and #5f5759 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5857). Try Chicago and Scorpion colors in combination with #575e5f, 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 #575e5f 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 Mostly Metal. Thus Chicago and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mostly Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #575e5f 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. Mostly Metal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5f5857) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f575e and #575f58.
In a RGB color space, hex #575e5f is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mostly Metal has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 4.4% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #575e5f is made of 3.13% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #575e5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,94,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0.39, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,4.4%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,8.42%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.34,-2.5019,-1.5169) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9987,10.8579,12.3953) |