Meteorological Color

#596d69

Meteorological is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #a69296
Complementary Color #6c595d
Color Shade: warm cyan (168° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.82% (better contrasting with white)
Meteorological Color Sample
Meteorological Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #596d69

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Meteorological Color. The Sycamore Tree color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Evergreen Field (#47534f) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Clover as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c595d is the best complementary color to Meteorological. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #596d69 complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #596c5e and #59666c. Thus found on the left and right of #596d69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Meteorological.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Meteorological palette consists of #6c5e59 and #6c5966 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c595d). Try Dorado and Scorpion colors in combination with #596d69, 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 #596d69 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Meteorological. Thus Kokoda and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Meteorological contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Smoky, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #596d69 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Meteorological tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6c595d) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cactus – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68596c and #5d6c59.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #596d69 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Meteorological has a hue angle of 168°, a saturation of 10.1% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #596d69 is made of 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #596d69
RGB Decimal rgb(89,109,105)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 7.85, 0, 1.57, 57.25
HSL hsl(168,10.1%,38.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168,18.35%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3489,-8.3323,-0.2503)
XYZ xyz(12.1383,14.081,15.4428)
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