Dusty Sky Color

#95a3a6

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

Inverse Color #6a5c59
Complementary Color #a59895
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Dusty Sky Color Sample
Dusty Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95a3a6

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Sky Color. The Sheltered Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cavolo Nero (#72939e) for more energetic effect. Try Shaker Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a59895 is the best complementary color to Dusty Sky. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95a3a6 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #95a5a0 and #959aa5. Thus found on the left and right of #95a3a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Dusty Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusty Sky palette consists of #a5a095 and #a5959a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a59895). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #95a3a6, 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 #95a3a6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusty Sky. Thus Lemon Grass and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusty Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Mountain Mist, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #95a3a6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a59895) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a595a2 and #95a598.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95a3a6 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Sky has a hue angle of 190.59°, a saturation of 8.72% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95a3a6 is made of 6.67% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #95a3a6
RGB Decimal rgb(149,163,166)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 6.67, 1.18, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(190.59,8.72%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.59,10.24%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.0103,-4.3053,-3.2502)
XYZ xyz(32.3746,35.3371,41.1908)
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