Cracked Slate is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #969a95 |
| Complementary Color | #666a65 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cracked Slate Color. The Olivine Basalt color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Composer's Magic (#7a6e7e) for more energetic effect. Try Fedora as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#666a65 is the best complementary color to Cracked Slate. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69656a complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #66656a and #6a6568. Thus found on the left and right of #69656a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Scorpion colors as they work well with Cracked Slate.
The split-complementary Cracked Slate palette consists of #656a66 and #686a65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666a65). Try Corduroy and Storm Dust colors in combination with #69656a, 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 #69656a offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cracked Slate. Thus Corduroy and Ironside Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cracked Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Dove Gray, and Nevada split by 90° on the color wheel. #69656a square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cracked Slate tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#666a65) and two others. The Ironside Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a6965 and #65666a.
In a RGB color space, hex #69656a is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cracked Slate has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 2.42% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69656a is made of 0.39% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #69656a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,101,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 1.96, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(288,2.42%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288,4.72%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.2878,2.5979,-2.2608) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0809,13.3512,15.5233) |