Dusky Green is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8b93a8 |
| Complementary Color | #575f74 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Green Color. The Mossy Oak color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Best Bronze (#5d513e) for more energetic effect. Try Tarmac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#575f74 is the best complementary color to Dusky Green. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #746c57 complementary color is Comet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crocodile are #745d57 and #6d7457. Thus found on the left and right of #746c57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Siam colors as they work well with Dusky Green.
The split-complementary Dusky Green palette consists of #5d5774 and #576d74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#575f74). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #746c57, 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 #746c57 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusky Green. Thus Salt Box and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusky Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Comet, Finlandia, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #746c57 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusky Green tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#575f74) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Russett – 120° from the complementary Comet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57746c and #74575f.
In a RGB color space, hex #746c57 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Green has a hue angle of 43.45°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746c57 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #746c57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,108,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 11.37, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(43.45,14.29%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.45,25%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.8066,-0.5678,12.8997) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2853,15.1262,11.1836) |