Tusi Grey Color

#9996b3

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

Inverse Color #66694c
Complementary Color #b0b395
Color Shade: mid blue (246.21° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Tusi Grey Color Sample
Tusi Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9996b3

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Tusi Grey Color. The Bohemianism color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Filtered Light (#b1b2c4) for more calm effect. Try Veiled Delight as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b0b395 is the best complementary color to Tusi Grey. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9996b3 complementary color is Taupe Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #95a1b3 and #a795b3. Thus found on the left and right of #9996b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Tusi Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tusi Grey palette consists of #a1b395 and #b3a795 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0b395). Try Schist and Napa colors in combination with #9996b3, 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 #9996b3 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tusi Grey. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tusi Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe Gray, Dusty Gray, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9996b3 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Tusi Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b0b395) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gull Gray – 120° from the complementary Taupe Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b39895 and #95b0b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9996b3 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tusi Grey has a hue angle of 246.21°, a saturation of 16.02% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9996b3 is made of 10.2% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #9996b3
RGB Decimal rgb(153,150,179)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 37%
CMYK 10.2, 11.38, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(246.21,16.02%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(246.21,16.2%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.2102,7.063,-14.6855)
XYZ xyz(32.1799,31.8397,47.0974)
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