Dotted Dove Color

#6c6868

Dotted Dove is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #939797
Complementary Color #686b6b
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Dotted Dove Color Sample
Dotted Dove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c6868

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dotted Dove Color. The Meridian color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Captain Nemo (#828080) for more calm effect. Try Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#686b6b is the best complementary color to Dotted Dove. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c6868 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dove Gray are #6b6869 and #6b6968. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6868 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Dove Gray colors as they work well with Dotted Dove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dotted Dove palette consists of #68696b and #686b69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#686b6b). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #6c6868, 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 #6c6868 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dotted Dove. Thus Mid Gray and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dotted Dove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6868 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Dotted Dove tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#686b6b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #686b68 and #6b686b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c6868 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dotted Dove has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 1.89% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6868 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #6c6868
RGB Decimal rgb(108,104,104)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 1.57, 57.65
HSL hsl(0,1.89%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,3.7%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3592,1.5636,0.5508)
XYZ xyz(13.6333,14.0883,15.0975)
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