Hard Coal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #9a9b9b |
| Complementary Color | #636565 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hard Coal Color. The High Rank color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Zircon Grey (#807473) for more energetic effect. Try Matterhorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#636565 is the best complementary color to Hard Coal. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #656464 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dove Gray are #656364 and #656463. Thus found on the left and right of #656464 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Ironside Gray colors as they work well with Hard Coal.
The split-complementary Hard Coal palette consists of #636465 and #636564 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#636565). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #656464, 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 #656464 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 Hard Coal. Thus Mid Gray and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hard Coal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Storm Dust, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #656464 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hard Coal tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#636565) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #636563 and #656365.
In a RGB color space, hex #656464 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Hard Coal has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.5% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656464 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #656464 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,100,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0.39, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0.5%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,0.99%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4621,0.3939,0.133) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2242,12.8011,13.8832) |