Thunderstruck Color

#5f5755

Thunderstruck is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #a0a8aa
Complementary Color #555c5e
Color Shade: mid red (12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.29% (better contrasting with white)
Thunderstruck Color Sample
Thunderstruck Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f5755

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunderstruck Color. The Dobunezumi Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cocoa Milk (#7d675d) for more energetic effect. Try Betalain Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#555c5e is the best complementary color to Thunderstruck. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f5755 complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #5e5557 and #5e5c55. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5755 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Thunderstruck.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thunderstruck palette consists of #55575e and #555e5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555c5e). Try Abbey and Corduroy colors in combination with #5f5755, 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 #5f5755 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Thunderstruck. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thunderstruck contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5755 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, mid cyan and violet 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. Thunderstruck tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#555c5e) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #555e57 and #5e555c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f5755 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Thunderstruck has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5755 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f5755
RGB Decimal rgb(95,87,85)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.13, 3.92, 62.75
HSL hsl(12,5.56%,35.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12,10.53%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.6717,2.8532,2.3278)
XYZ xyz(9.7672,9.9052,9.9914)
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