Made of Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a49790 |
| Complementary Color | #6f625b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Made of Steel Color. The Orion Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deepest Sea (#444d56) for more energetic effect. Try Atlantic Shoreline as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f625b is the best complementary color to Made of Steel. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b686f complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Nevada are #5b6f6c and #5b5d6f. Thus found on the left and right of #5b686f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Comet colors as they work well with Made of Steel.
The split-complementary Made of Steel palette consists of #6f6c5b and #6f5b5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f625b). Try Kokoda and Zambezi colors in combination with #5b686f, 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 #5b686f 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 Made of Steel. Thus Siam and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Made of Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b686f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Made of Steel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f625b) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f5b68 and #5b6f62.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b686f is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Made of Steel has a hue angle of 201°, a saturation of 9.9% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b686f is made of 7.84% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #5b686f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,104,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 2.75, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(201,9.9%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201,18.02%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.171,-3.2847,-5.5936) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1339,13.2725,16.9612) |