Granite Falls Color

#638496

Granite Falls 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 #9c7b69
Complementary Color #967463
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Granite Falls Color Sample
Granite Falls Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #638496

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Falls Color. The Tranquili Teal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bosco Blue (#76a0af) for more energetic effect. Try Arona as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#967463 is the best complementary color to Granite Falls. 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 #638496 complementary color is Toast, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hoki are #63968e and #636a96. Thus found on the left and right of #638496 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Granite Falls.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Granite Falls palette consists of #968e63 and #96636a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#967463). Try Clay Creek and Copper Rose colors in combination with #638496, 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 #638496 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 Granite Falls. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Granite Falls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #638496 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Granite Falls tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#967463) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #966384 and #639674.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #638496 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Falls has a hue angle of 201.18°, a saturation of 20.48% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #638496 is made of 20% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #638496
RGB Decimal rgb(99,132,150)
RGB Percentage 26%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 20, 7.06, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(201.18,20.48%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.18,34%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.3382,-7.0222,-13.396)
XYZ xyz(18.9019,21.3572,31.9803)
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