Dull Dusky Pink Color

#8f6d73

Dull Dusky Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #70928c
Complementary Color #6d8f89
Color Shade: cool red (349.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.41% (better contrasting with white)
Dull Dusky Pink Color Sample
Dull Dusky Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f6d73

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Dusky Pink Color. The Dream Sunset color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grapy (#786e70) for more calm effect. Try Poetry Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6d8f89 is the best complementary color to Dull Dusky Pink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f6d73 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #8f6d83 and #8f786d. Thus found on the left and right of #8f6d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Almond Frost colors as they work well with Dull Dusky Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dull Dusky Pink palette consists of #6d838f and #6d8f78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d8f89). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #8f6d73, 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 #8f6d73 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dull Dusky Pink. Thus Storm Gray and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dull Dusky Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f6d73 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Dull Dusky Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6d8f89) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #728f6d and #896d8f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f6d73 is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Dusky Pink has a hue angle of 349.41°, a saturation of 13.49% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f6d73 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #8f6d73
RGB Decimal rgb(143,109,115)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 10.98, 43.92
HSL hsl(349.41,13.49%,49.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.41,23.78%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.514,14.4653,1.8865)
XYZ xyz(19.8908,18.0147,18.6485)
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