Dusk Green is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #918588 |
| Complementary Color | #7a6e71 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusk Green Color. The Gumbo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Beret (#516a62) for more energetic effect. Try Juniper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a6e71 is the best complementary color to Dusk Green. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e7a77 complementary color is Empress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6e7a71 and #6e777a. Thus found on the left and right of #6e7a77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Rolling Stone colors as they work well with Dusk Green.
The split-complementary Dusk Green palette consists of #7a716e and #7a6e77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a6e71). Try Tapa and Fedora colors in combination with #6e7a77, 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 #6e7a77 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusk Green. Thus Tapa and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusk Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Jumbo, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e7a77 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusk Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7a6e71) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776e7a and #717a6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e7a77 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dusk Green has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 5.17% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e7a77 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #6e7a77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,122,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 1.17, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(165,5.17%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,9.84%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.1755,-5.0831,0.1131) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7197,18.566,20.1551) |