Dark Ash is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #959292 |
| Complementary Color | #6c6a6a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Ash Color. The Midnight in NY color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stormy Sea (#6e8082) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Blood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c6a6a is the best complementary color to Dark Ash. 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 #6a6d6d complementary color is Dove Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #6a6c6b and #6a6b6c. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6d6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with Dark Ash.
The split-complementary Dark Ash palette consists of #6c6b6a and #6c6a6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6a6a). Try Ironside Gray and Scorpion colors in combination with #6a6d6d, 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 #6a6d6d offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Ash. Thus Storm Dust and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dove Gray, Salt Box, and Storm Dust split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a6d6d square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red 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. Dark Ash tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c6a6a) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Dove Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c6a6c and #6a6c6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a6d6d is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Ash has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.4% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6d6d is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6a6d6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,109,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.4%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.75%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7785,-1.1461,-0.407) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1728,15.1056,16.6367) |