Lava Grey 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 | #a19792 |
| Complementary Color | #6d635e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lava Grey Color. The Refuge 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 Pier 17 Steel (#647d8e) for more energetic effect. Try Windy Seas as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d635e is the best complementary color to Lava Grey. 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 #5e686d complementary color is Flint, 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 #5e6d6a and #5e606d. Thus found on the left and right of #5e686d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Lava Grey.
The split-complementary Lava Grey palette consists of #6d6a5e and #6d5e60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d635e). Try Flint and Scorpion colors in combination with #5e686d, 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 #5e686d 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 Lava Grey. Thus Siam and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lava Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flint, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e686d 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. Lava Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6d635e) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Flint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d5e68 and #5e6d63.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e686d is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lava Grey has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 7.39% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e686d is made of 5.89% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #5e686d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,104,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 1.97, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(200,7.39%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,13.76%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3369,-2.6735,-4.111) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3267,13.3844,16.4018) |