Sausalito Port Color

#5d6f85

Sausalito Port is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #a2907a
Complementary Color #85725c
Color Shade: blue cyan (213° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Sausalito Port Color Sample
Sausalito Port Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d6f85

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sausalito Port Color. The Dark Mineral color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Novelty Navy (#515b62) for more calm effect. Try Champlain Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#85725c is the best complementary color to Sausalito Port. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d6f85 complementary color is Domino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #5c8385 and #5e5c85. Thus found on the left and right of #5d6f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Sausalito Port.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sausalito Port palette consists of #83855c and #855e5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85725c). Try Clay Creek and Russett colors in combination with #5d6f85, 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 #5d6f85 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sausalito Port. Thus Highland and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sausalito Port contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d6f85 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Sausalito Port tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#85725c) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #855c6e and #5c8573.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d6f85 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sausalito Port has a hue angle of 213°, a saturation of 17.7% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d6f85 is made of 15.69% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #5d6f85
RGB Decimal rgb(93,111,133)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 15.69, 8.63, 0, 47.84
HSL hsl(213,17.7%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213,30.08%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.1631,-1.1958,-14.3029)
XYZ xyz(14.4323,15.3895,24.4001)
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