Dark Sting is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #818c92 |
| Complementary Color | #6d787e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Sting Color. The Ruins of Metal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pale Khaki (#998877) for more energetic effect. Try Night Gull Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d787e is the best complementary color to Dark Sting. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e736d complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #7e6d6f and #7e7b6d. Thus found on the left and right of #7e736d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Dark Sting.
The split-complementary Dark Sting palette consists of #6d6f7e and #6d7e7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d787e). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #7e736d, 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 #7e736d offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Sting. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Sting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e736d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Sting tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6d787e) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d7e73 and #7e6d78.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e736d is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Sting has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 7.23% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e736d is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e736d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,115,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 6.66, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,7.23%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,13.49%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2541,3.1547,4.851) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4952,17.8012,16.9819) |