Dusty Heather is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #766f5c |
| Complementary Color | #a39b88 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Heather Color. The Transformer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Little Theater (#73778f) for more calm effect. Try Inky Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a39b88 is the best complementary color to Dusty Heather. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8990a3 complementary color is Gray Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #889da3 and #8e88a3. Thus found on the left and right of #8990a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Dusty Heather.
The split-complementary Dusty Heather palette consists of #9da388 and #a38e88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a39b88). Try Sage and Zorba colors in combination with #8990a3, 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 #8990a3 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusty Heather. Thus Envy and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Heather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Olive, Mountbatten Pink, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8990a3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusty Heather tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a39b88) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Gray Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3888f and #88a39b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8990a3 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Heather has a hue angle of 223.85°, a saturation of 12.38% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8990a3 is made of 10.19% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #8990a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,144,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 7.45, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(223.85,12.38%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.85,15.95%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.8066,1.5275,-10.8714) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9006,27.9092,38.6195) |