Dusky Cyclamen is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #82928f |
| Complementary Color | #6d7d79 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Cyclamen Color. The Exotica color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chert (#848182) for more calm effect. Try Ordain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d7d79 is the best complementary color to Dusky Cyclamen. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d6d70 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Pink are #7d6d78 and #7d716d. Thus found on the left and right of #7d6d70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Americano colors as they work well with Dusky Cyclamen.
The split-complementary Dusky Cyclamen palette consists of #6d777d and #6d7d71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d7d79). Try Rolling Stone and Xanadu colors in combination with #7d6d70, 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 #7d6d70 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusky Cyclamen. Thus Storm Gray and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusky Cyclamen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Limed Ash, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d6d70 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusky Cyclamen tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#6d7d79) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #707d6d and #7a6d7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d6d70 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Cyclamen has a hue angle of 348.75°, a saturation of 6.84% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d6d70 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7d6d70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,109,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 5.1, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(348.75,6.84%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.75,12.8%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5814,6.828,0.6361) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8507,16.4671,17.6196) |