Nocturnal Color

#767d86

Nocturnal is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #898279
Complementary Color #867f76
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.41% (better contrasting with white)
Nocturnal Color Sample
Nocturnal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #767d86

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nocturnal Color. The Wolverine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Zephyr (#5b6676) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Insignia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#867f76 is the best complementary color to Nocturnal. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #767d86 complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #768486 and #777686. Thus found on the left and right of #767d86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Topaz colors as they work well with Nocturnal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nocturnal palette consists of #848676 and #867776 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#867f76). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #767d86, 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 #767d86 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nocturnal. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nocturnal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Monsoon, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #767d86 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Nocturnal tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#867f76) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86767d and #76867f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #767d86 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Nocturnal has a hue angle of 213.75°, a saturation of 6.35% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #767d86 is made of 6.28% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #767d86
RGB Decimal rgb(118,125,134)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 6.28, 3.53, 0, 47.45
HSL hsl(213.75,6.35%,49.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.75,11.94%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.1075,-0.6608,-5.7782)
XYZ xyz(19.1079,20.24,25.4539)
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