Dark Ages is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #69675c |
| Complementary Color | #a3a196 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Ages Color. The Non Skid Grey 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 soft alternative called Sharkskin (#838487) for more calm effect. Try Lunar Outpost as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3a196 is the best complementary color to Dark Ages. 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 #9698a3 complementary color is Dawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #969ea3 and #9a96a3. Thus found on the left and right of #9698a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Dark Ages.
The split-complementary Dark Ages palette consists of #9ea396 and #a39a96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3a196). Try Lemon Grass and Zorba colors in combination with #9698a3, 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 #9698a3 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Ages. Thus Mantle and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Ages contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Dusty Gray, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9698a3 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Ages tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a3a196) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a39698 and #96a3a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #9698a3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Ages has a hue angle of 230.77°, a saturation of 6.6% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9698a3 is made of 5.1% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #9698a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,152,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 4.31, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(230.77,6.6%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.77,7.98%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9983,1.4919,-6.0062) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4168,31.5848,39.1437) |