Cool Dusk Color

#7b9dad

Cool Dusk 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 #846252
Complementary Color #ad8b7b
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.2° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Cool Dusk Color Sample
Cool Dusk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7b9dad

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Dusk Color. The Gilneas Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Squirt (#95bcc5) for more energetic effect. Try Lakeville as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad8b7b is the best complementary color to Cool Dusk. 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 #7b9dad complementary color is Sandrift, 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 Bali Hai are #7bada4 and #7b83ad. Thus found on the left and right of #7b9dad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Cool Dusk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Dusk palette consists of #ada47b and #ad7b83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad8b7b). Try Mongoose and Pharlap colors in combination with #7b9dad, 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 #7b9dad 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 Cool Dusk. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b9dad 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. Cool Dusk tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ad8b7b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad7b9c and #7bad8b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7b9dad is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Dusk has a hue angle of 199.2°, a saturation of 23.36% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b9dad is made of 19.6% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #7b9dad
RGB Decimal rgb(123,157,173)
RGB Percentage 27%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 19.6, 6.27, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(199.2,23.36%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.2,28.9%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7953,-7.863,-12.1452)
XYZ xyz(27.7682,31.342,44.1212)
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