Pencil Sketch Color

#999d9e

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

Inverse Color #666261
Complementary Color #9e9a99
Color Shade: mid cyan (192° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Pencil Sketch Color Sample
Pencil Sketch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #999d9e

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pencil Sketch Color. The Weathered Pebble 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 soft alternative called Legendary Sword (#7f8384) for more calm effect. Try Garrison Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9e9a99 is the best complementary color to Pencil Sketch. 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 #999d9e 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 cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #999e9c and #999a9e. Thus found on the left and right of #999d9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Pencil Sketch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pencil Sketch palette consists of #9e9c99 and #9e999a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e9a99). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #999d9e, 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 #999d9e 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 Pencil Sketch. Thus Star Dust and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pencil Sketch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #999d9e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Pencil Sketch tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9e9a99) 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 #9e999d and #999e9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #999d9e is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pencil Sketch has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 2.51% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #999d9e is made of 1.96% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #999d9e
RGB Decimal rgb(153,157,158)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 1.96, 0.39, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(192,2.51%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192,3.16%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.4472,-1.2345,-1.0298)
XYZ xyz(31.3654,33.3549,37.1328)
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