Dark Shadows is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #a4a6a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5a5c59 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Shadows Color. The Iris Petal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bluish Black (#413f44) for more energetic effect. Try Exclusive Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a5c59 is the best complementary color to Dark Shadows. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b595d complementary color is Storm Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #59595c and #5c595c. Thus found on the left and right of #5b595d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarpa Flow and Scorpion colors as they work well with Dark Shadows.
The split-complementary Dark Shadows palette consists of #595c59 and #5c5c59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a5c59). Try Finlandia and Chicago colors in combination with #5b595d, 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 #5b595d offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Shadows. Thus Corduroy and Chicago giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Shadows contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Dust, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b595d square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Shadows tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#5a5c59) and two others. The Chicago is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Storm Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c5b59 and #595a5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b595d is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Shadows has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 2.2% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b595d is made of 0.78% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5b595d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,89,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 1.57, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(270,2.2%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,4.3%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1267,1.6515,-2.0238) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8625,10.1592,11.797) |