Dowager is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #7c737d |
| Complementary Color | #8b828c |
| Color Shade: | warm green (114° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dowager Color. The Dinosaur color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eat Your Peas (#80987a) for more energetic effect. Try Mantle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b828c is the best complementary color to Dowager. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #838c82 complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #888c82 and #828c86. Thus found on the left and right of #838c82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bitter and Gunsmoke colors as they work well with Dowager.
The split-complementary Dowager palette consists of #8c8288 and #86828c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b828c). Try Suva Gray and Topaz colors in combination with #838c82, 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 #838c82 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dowager. Thus Hurricane and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dowager contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Oslo Gray, and Schooner split by 90° on the color wheel. #838c82 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dowager tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#8b828c) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Natural Gray – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82838c and #8c8b82.
In a RGB color space, hex #838c82 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dowager has a hue angle of 114°, a saturation of 4.17% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #838c82 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #838c82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,140,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 3.92, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(114,4.17%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(114,7.14%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2631,-5.2655,4.2048) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7674,25.1932,24.7819) |