Kettleman is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, warm green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #9f9f9e |
| Complementary Color | #616160 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Kettleman Color. The Black Tie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Violet Evening (#65677a) for more energetic effect. Try Squid's Ink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#616160 is the best complementary color to Kettleman. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #606061 complementary color is Storm Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool blue, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mid Gray are #606061 and #606061. Thus found on the left and right of #606061 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Kettleman.
The split-complementary Kettleman palette consists of #606160 and #616060 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616160). Try Corduroy and Scorpion colors in combination with #606061, 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 #606061 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kettleman. Thus Corduroy and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kettleman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Dust, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #606061 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid red, warm yellow 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. Kettleman tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#616160) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Storm Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616060 and #606161.
In a RGB color space, hex #606061 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Kettleman has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 0.52% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #606061 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #606061 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,96,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0.39, 0, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(240,0.52%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,1.03%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.7605,0.2128,-0.5742) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1644,11.7156,12.9822) |