Dolphin Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #656668 |
| Complementary Color | #97989a |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dolphin Grey Color. The Camo Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Witch Hazel Leaf (#8e8976) for more energetic effect. Try Great Frontier as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#97989a is the best complementary color to Dolphin Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a9997 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #9a9797 and #999a97. Thus found on the left and right of #9a9997 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Star Dust colors as they work well with Dolphin Grey.
The split-complementary Dolphin Grey palette consists of #97979a and #97999a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97989a). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #9a9997, 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 #9a9997 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dolphin Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dolphin Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a9997 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dolphin Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97989a) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #979a99 and #9a9798.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a9997 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dolphin Grey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 1.46% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a9997 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a9997 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,153,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.17, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(40,1.46%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,1.95%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2493,-0.0148,1.1691) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3036,31.8869,33.8358) |