Industrial Grey Color

#5b5a57

Industrial Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #a4a5a8
Complementary Color #56575b
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
Industrial Grey Color Sample
Industrial Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b5a57

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Industrial Grey Color. The Pasilla Chiles color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Flint (#716e61) for more energetic effect. Try King's Court as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#56575b is the best complementary color to Industrial Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b5a57 complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chicago are #5b5856 and #595b56. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5a57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chicago and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Industrial Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Industrial Grey palette consists of #58565b and #56595b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56575b). Try Scarpa Flow and Abbey colors in combination with #5b5a57, 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 #5b5a57 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Industrial Grey. Thus Gravel and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Industrial Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5a57 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Industrial Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#56575b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #565b5a and #5b5657.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b5a57 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Industrial Grey has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 2.25% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5a57 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #5b5a57
RGB Decimal rgb(91,90,87)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.4, 1.57, 64.31
HSL hsl(45,2.25%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,4.4%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.2425,-0.2193,1.8662)
XYZ xyz(9.6908,10.2246,10.4796)
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