Wing Man is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a59797 |
| Complementary Color | #675a5a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wing Man Color. The Rock Creek color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sirocco (#718080) for more calm effect. Try Cavernous as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#675a5a is the best complementary color to Wing Man. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a6868 complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5a6761 and #5a6167. Thus found on the left and right of #5a6868 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Wing Man.
The split-complementary Wing Man palette consists of #67615a and #675a61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#675a5a). Try Flint and Scorpion colors in combination with #5a6868, 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 #5a6868 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 Wing Man. Thus Kokoda and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wing Man contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Salt Box, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a6868 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, violet, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wing Man tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#675a5a) and two others. The Old Lavender 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 #675a67 and #5a675a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a6868 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Wing Man has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 7.22% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a6868 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #5a6868 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,104,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(180,7.22%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,13.46%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8742,-5.2882,-1.7988) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6655,13.0738,15.0054) |