Slate Tile 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 | #9f918b |
| Complementary Color | #736560 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Tile Color. The Vermont Slate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lyric Blue (#728791) for more energetic effect. Try Trout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#736560 is the best complementary color to Slate Tile. 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 #606e74 complementary color is Sandstone, 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 #60736f and #606473. Thus found on the left and right of #606e74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Slate Tile.
The split-complementary Slate Tile palette consists of #736f60 and #736064 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#736560). Try Pablo and Scorpion colors in combination with #606e74, 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 #606e74 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 Slate Tile. Thus Limed Ash and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate Tile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandstone, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #606e74 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. Slate Tile tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#736560) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Sandstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73606d and #607365.
In a RGB color space, hex #606e74 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Tile has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 9.43% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #606e74 is made of 7.84% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #606e74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,110,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 2.35, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(198,9.43%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198,17.24%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.4964,-3.8583,-5.112) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5522,14.8996,18.6846) |