Glazed Granite is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a4a19e |
| Complementary Color | #615e5b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glazed Granite Color. The Spitsbergen Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rhythm & Blues (#70767b) for more energetic effect. Try Long Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#615e5b is the best complementary color to Glazed Granite. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b5e61 complementary color is Chicago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #5b6161 and #5b5b61. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5e61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Glazed Granite.
The split-complementary Glazed Granite palette consists of #61615b and #615b5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#615e5b). Try Chicago and Scorpion colors in combination with #5b5e61, 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 #5b5e61 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glazed Granite. Thus Storm Dust and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glazed Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Scorpion, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5e61 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glazed Granite tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#615e5b) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Chicago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #615b5e and #5b615e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5e61 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Glazed Granite has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3.19% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5e61 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5e61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,94,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 1.18, 0, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(210,3.19%,36.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,6.19%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.736,-0.521,-2.128) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4748,11.0926,12.8983) |