Slate Rock is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #797677 |
| Complementary Color | #898687 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Rock Color. The Studio Blue Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Jasper Stone (#8d9e97) for more energetic effect. Try Kathleen's Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#898687 is the best complementary color to Slate Rock. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #868988 complementary color is Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gunsmoke are #868986 and #868889. Thus found on the left and right of #868988 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Slate Rock.
The split-complementary Slate Rock palette consists of #898686 and #898688 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#898687). Try Gray and Suva Gray colors in combination with #868988, 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 #868988 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slate Rock. Thus Natural Gray and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray, Jumbo, and Bitter split by 90° on the color wheel. #868988 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Slate Rock tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#898687) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #888689 and #878986.
In a RGB color space, hex #868988 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Rock has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 1.26% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #868988 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #868988 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,137,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 0.4, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(160,1.26%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,2.19%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8185,-1.2997,0.1419) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2211,24.7372,26.8434) |