Phantom Hue Color

#645d5e

Phantom Hue is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #9ba2a1
Complementary Color #5c6463
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Phantom Hue Color Sample
Phantom Hue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #645d5e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Phantom Hue Color. The Royal Raisin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pretty Puce (#7b6065) for more energetic effect. Try Russian Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c6463 is the best complementary color to Phantom Hue. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #645d5e complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #645c61 and #645f5c. Thus found on the left and right of #645d5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Flint colors as they work well with Phantom Hue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Phantom Hue palette consists of #5c6164 and #5c645f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c6463). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #645d5e, 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 #645d5e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Phantom Hue. Thus Mid Gray and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Phantom Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Storm Dust, and Scarpa Flow split by 90° on the color wheel. #645d5e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Phantom Hue tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5c6463) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d645c and #635c64.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #645d5e is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Phantom Hue has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 3.63% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #645d5e is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #645d5e
RGB Decimal rgb(100,93,94)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 2.36, 60.78
HSL hsl(351.43,3.63%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,7%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.1575,3.0007,0.4307)
XYZ xyz(11.1903,11.3462,12.1899)
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