Improbable Color

#6e7376

Improbable is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #918c89
Complementary Color #76716d
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Improbable Color Sample
Improbable Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e7376

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Improbable Color. The City Rain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eastern Bluebird (#748695) for more energetic effect. Try Titanium Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#76716d is the best complementary color to Improbable. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e7376 complementary color is Tapa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #6d7675 and #6d6e76. Thus found on the left and right of #6e7376 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Improbable.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Improbable palette consists of #76756d and #766d6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76716d). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #6e7376, 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 #6e7376 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Improbable. Thus Limed Ash and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Improbable contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Salt Box, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e7376 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Improbable tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#76716d) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #766d73 and #6d7671.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e7376 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Improbable has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 3.51% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e7376 is made of 3.13% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.

HEX #6e7376
RGB Decimal rgb(110,115,118)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 3.13, 1.17, 0, 53.73
HSL hsl(202.5,3.51%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.5,6.78%,46.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.1141,-1.2514,-2.3159)
XYZ xyz(15.8312,16.8845,19.5642)
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