Zinc Grey Color

#655b55

Zinc Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #9aa4aa
Complementary Color #555e64
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Zinc Grey Color Sample
Zinc Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #655b55

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Zinc Grey Color. The Elephant color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kaffee (#816d5a) for more energetic effect. Try Cardamom Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#555e64 is the best complementary color to Zinc Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #655b55 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #645557 and #646255. Thus found on the left and right of #655b55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Zinc Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zinc Grey palette consists of #555764 and #556462 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555e64). Try Scarpa Flow and Corduroy colors in combination with #655b55, 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 #655b55 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Zinc Grey. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zinc Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #655b55 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Zinc Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#555e64) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55645b and #64555e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #655b55 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Zinc Grey has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 8.6% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #655b55 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #655b55
RGB Decimal rgb(101,91,85)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 6.28, 60.39
HSL hsl(22.5,8.6%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,15.84%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4196,2.9066,4.9183)
XYZ xyz(10.7476,10.9047,10.1327)
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