Tort Color

#5e8e91

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

Inverse Color #a1716e
Complementary Color #91605e
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Tort Color Sample
Tort Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e8e91

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tort Color. The Tropical Rain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Veranda (#61a9a5) for more energetic effect. Try Cutty Sark as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#91605e is the best complementary color to Tort. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e8e91 complementary color is Au Chico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Patina are #5e917a and #5e7491. Thus found on the left and right of #5e8e91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Tort.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tort palette consists of #917a5e and #915e74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91605e). Try Domino and Strikemaster colors in combination with #5e8e91, 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 #5e8e91 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tort. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tort contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e8e91 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Tort tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#91605e) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #915e8e and #5e9161.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e8e91 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Tort has a hue angle of 183.53°, a saturation of 21.34% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e8e91 is made of 20% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #5e8e91
RGB Decimal rgb(94,142,145)
RGB Percentage 25%, 37%, 38%
CMYK 20, 1.17, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(183.53,21.34%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.53,35.17%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.8568,-15.337,-6.7602)
XYZ xyz(19.3999,23.77,30.3537)
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