Moroccan Dusk is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #94a1a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d696b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Moroccan Dusk Color. The Wild Raisin color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Smokey Claret (#88716d) for more energetic effect. Try Meridian as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d696b is the best complementary color to Moroccan Dusk. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b5e5d complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #6b5d62 and #6b655d. Thus found on the left and right of #6b5e5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Flint colors as they work well with Moroccan Dusk.
The split-complementary Moroccan Dusk palette consists of #5d626b and #5d6b65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d696b). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6b5e5d, 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 #6b5e5d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moroccan Dusk. Thus Mid Gray and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moroccan Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b5e5d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moroccan Dusk tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5d696b) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d6b5e and #6b5d69.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b5e5d is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moroccan Dusk has a hue angle of 4.29°, a saturation of 7% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b5e5d is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b5e5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,94,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 5.49, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(4.29,7%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.29,13.08%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0911,5.0419,2.4842) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0419,11.9215,12.0223) |