Graphic Charcoal 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 | #a3a1a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f5d5c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Graphic Charcoal Color. The Rhythm & Blues color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mount Etna (#3d484c) for more energetic effect. Try Lights Out as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f5d5c is the best complementary color to Graphic Charcoal. 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 #5c5e5f complementary color is Chicago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #5c5f5e and #5c5c5f. Thus found on the left and right of #5c5e5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Graphic Charcoal.
The split-complementary Graphic Charcoal palette consists of #5f5e5c and #5f5c5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5d5c). Try Chicago and Scorpion colors in combination with #5c5e5f, 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 #5c5e5f 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 Graphic Charcoal. Thus Storm Dust and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Graphic Charcoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c5e5f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Graphic Charcoal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5f5d5c) 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 #5f5c5e and #5c5f5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c5e5f is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Graphic Charcoal has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 1.6% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c5e5f is made of 1.17% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #5c5e5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,94,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0.39, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(200,1.6%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,3.16%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.76,-0.5699,-0.8518) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4819,11.1069,12.4179) |