Shearwater Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a4a493 |
| Complementary Color | #6c6c5b |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Shearwater Black Color. The Twilight Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Attorney (#3f4258) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Granite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c6c5b is the best complementary color to Shearwater Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b5b6c complementary color is Kokoda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mid Gray are #5b636c and #635b6c. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5b6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Shearwater Black.
The split-complementary Shearwater Black palette consists of #636c5b and #6c635b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6c5b). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #5b5b6c, 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 #5b5b6c offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shearwater Black. Thus Finlandia and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shearwater Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kokoda, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5b6c square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shearwater Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6c6c5b) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Kokoda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c5b5b and #5b6c6c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5b6c is made of 31% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Shearwater Black has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 8.54% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5b6c is made of 6.66% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5b6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,91,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 6.66, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(240,8.54%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,15.74%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.2228,3.8643,-9.6701) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7622,10.789,15.7026) |