Dolphin Dream Color

#6b6f78

Dolphin Dream is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #949087
Complementary Color #78746a
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.54° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Dolphin Dream Color Sample
Dolphin Dream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b6f78

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dolphin Dream Color. The Dark Mineral color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ball Gown (#525661) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Lion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#78746a is the best complementary color to Dolphin Dream. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b6f78 complementary color is Pablo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #6a7578 and #6d6a78. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Dolphin Dream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dolphin Dream palette consists of #75786a and #786d6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78746a). Try Limed Ash and Sandstone colors in combination with #6b6f78, 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 #6b6f78 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dolphin Dream. Thus Willow Grove and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dolphin Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6f78 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Dolphin Dream tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#78746a) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #786a6e and #6a7874.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b6f78 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dolphin Dream has a hue angle of 221.54°, a saturation of 5.73% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6f78 is made of 5.1% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #6b6f78
RGB Decimal rgb(107,111,120)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 5.1, 3.53, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(221.54,5.73%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.54,10.83%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.7781,0.4325,-5.51)
XYZ xyz(15.138,15.8507,20.0309)
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