Dove Grey 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 | #929393 |
| Complementary Color | #6b6d6d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dove Grey Color. The Rix color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brilliant Licorice (#545454) for more calm effect. Try Louisiana Mud as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b6d6d is the best complementary color to Dove Grey. 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 #6d6c6c complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dove Gray are #6d6b6c and #6d6c6b. Thus found on the left and right of #6d6c6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Ironside Gray colors as they work well with Dove Grey.
The split-complementary Dove Grey palette consists of #6b6c6d and #6b6d6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b6d6d). Try Nevada and Corduroy colors in combination with #6d6c6c, 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 #6d6c6c 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 Dove Grey. Thus Mid Gray and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dove Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Storm Dust, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d6c6c square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dove Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6b6d6d) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b6d6b and #6d6b6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d6c6c is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dove Grey has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.46% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d6c6c is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6d6c6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,108,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 0.4, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0.46%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,0.92%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.715,0.3887,0.1308) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.376,15.059,16.3363) |