Arctic Dusk Color

#735b6a

Arctic Dusk is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #8ca495
Complementary Color #5b7364
Color Shade: warm magenta (322.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Arctic Dusk Color Sample
Arctic Dusk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #735b6a

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Dusk Color. The Deep Greige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Magic Gem (#8e7282) for more calm effect. Try Corundum Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5b7364 is the best complementary color to Arctic Dusk. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #735b6a complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #705b73 and #735b5e. Thus found on the left and right of #735b6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Russett colors as they work well with Arctic Dusk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arctic Dusk palette consists of #5b7370 and #5e735b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b7364). Try Corduroy and Cactus colors in combination with #735b6a, 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 #735b6a offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arctic Dusk. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arctic Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Crocodile, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #735b6a square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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. Arctic Dusk tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#5b7364) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69735b and #645b73.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #735b6a is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Dusk has a hue angle of 322.5°, a saturation of 11.65% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735b6a is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #735b6a
RGB Decimal rgb(115,91,106)
RGB Percentage 37%, 29%, 34%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 3.53, 54.9
HSL hsl(322.5,11.65%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(322.5,20.87%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.4813,12.5498,-4.8207)
XYZ xyz(13.4128,12.1676,15.2773)
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