Dusky Alpine Blue Color

#296767

Dusky Alpine Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta

Inverse Color #d69898
Complementary Color #672828
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Dusky Alpine Blue Color Sample
Dusky Alpine Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #296767

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Alpine Blue Color. The Nero's Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pacific Sea Teal (#3e8083) for more calm effect. Try Nighthawks as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#672828 is the best complementary color to Dusky Alpine Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #296767 complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #286748 and #284767. Thus found on the left and right of #296767 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and San Juan colors as they work well with Dusky Alpine Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusky Alpine Blue palette consists of #674828 and #672848 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#672828). Try Irish Coffee and Tawny Port colors in combination with #296767, 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 #296767 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusky Alpine Blue. Thus Crete and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusky Alpine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Jacarta, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #296767 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow 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. Dusky Alpine Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#672828) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #672866 and #286728.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #296767 is made of 17% red, 42% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Alpine Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 43.06% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #296767 is made of 24.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.

HEX #296767
RGB Decimal rgb(41,103,103)
RGB Percentage 17%, 42%, 42%
CMYK 24.31, 0, 0, 59.61
HSL hsl(180,43.06%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,60.19%,40.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8339,-19.6143,-5.9883)
XYZ xyz(8.2129,11.1512,14.5515)
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