Dusky Grouse is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #716961 |
| Complementary Color | #9e968e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Grouse Color. The Mica Creek color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stormy Oceans (#70818e) for more energetic effect. Try Nocturnal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e968e is the best complementary color to Dusky Grouse. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e969e complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #8e9e9e and #8e8e9e. Thus found on the left and right of #8e969e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Dusky Grouse.
The split-complementary Dusky Grouse palette consists of #9e9e8e and #9e8e8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e968e). Try Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8e969e, 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 #8e969e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusky Grouse. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusky Grouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Venus, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e969e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusky Grouse tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e968e) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e8e96 and #8e9e96.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e969e is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Grouse has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 7.62% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e969e is made of 6.27% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #8e969e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,150,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 3.14, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(210,7.62%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,10.13%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6819,-1.222,-5.1976) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2332,30.0321,36.6565) |