Dusty Chimney Color

#888899

Dusty Chimney is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #776
Complementary Color #998
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Dusty Chimney Color Sample
Dusty Chimney Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #888899

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Chimney Color. The Stormy Horizon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Dove (#76799e) for more energetic effect. Try Benimidori Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#998 is the best complementary color to Dusty Chimney. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #889 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #889099 and #908899. Thus found on the left and right of #889 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Dusty Chimney.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusty Chimney palette consists of #909988 and #999088 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#998). Try Lemon Grass and Zorba colors in combination with #889, 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 #889 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusty Chimney. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusty Chimney contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Venus, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #889 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Dusty Chimney tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#998) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988 and #899.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #888899 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Chimney has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #888899 is made of 6.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #888899
RGB Decimal rgb(136,136,153)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 6.67, 6.67, 0, 40
HSL hsl(240,7.69%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,11.11%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.214,3.5265,-9.0388)
XYZ xyz(24.7073,25.1425,33.6878)
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