Hematite is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm yellow or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #a09ea0 |
| Complementary Color | #605f60 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Hematite Color. The Imperial Palm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Evergreen (#4c574b) for more energetic effect. Try Northern Glen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#605f60 is the best complementary color to Hematite. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f615f complementary color is Scorpion, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, warm green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #60605f and #5f6060. Thus found on the left and right of #5f615f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Dust and Corduroy colors as they work well with Hematite.
The split-complementary Hematite palette consists of #605f60 and #605f60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#605f60). Try Scorpion and Scorpion colors in combination with #5f615f, 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 #5f615f offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hematite. Thus Scorpion and Mid Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hematite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scorpion, Corduroy, and Storm Dust split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f615f square combo is a palette of warm green, warm cyan, cool magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hematite tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#605f60) and two others. The Mid Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Dust – 120° from the complementary Scorpion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f5f60 and #60605f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f615f is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Hematite has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 1.04% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f615f is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #5f615f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,97,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 0.79, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(120,1.04%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,2.06%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9101,-1.2011,0.8587) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0596,11.8085,12.5228) |