Spacebox Color

#5c6b6b

Spacebox is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta

Inverse Color #a39494
Complementary Color #6b5c5c
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Spacebox Color Sample
Spacebox Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c6b6b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spacebox Color. The Dark Slate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Teal Stencil (#627f7b) for more energetic effect. Try Trumpet Teal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b5c5c is the best complementary color to Spacebox. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c6b6b complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5c6b63 and #5c636b. Thus found on the left and right of #5c6b6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Spacebox.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spacebox palette consists of #6b635c and #6b5c63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b5c5c). Try Flint and Scorpion colors in combination with #5c6b6b, 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 #5c6b6b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spacebox. Thus Kokoda and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spacebox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c6b6b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green 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. Spacebox tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6b5c5c) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b5c6b and #5c6b5c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c6b6b is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Spacebox has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 7.54% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c6b6b is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #5c6b6b
RGB Decimal rgb(92,107,107)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 5.88, 0, 0, 58.04
HSL hsl(180,7.54%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,14.02%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.0203,-5.6298,-1.9115)
XYZ xyz(12.3252,13.8522,15.9341)
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