Dream Sunset Color

#9b868d

Dream Sunset is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #647972
Complementary Color #869b93
Color Shade: red magenta (340° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Dream Sunset Color Sample
Dream Sunset Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9b868d

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Dream Sunset Color. The Chert color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Enigmatic (#7e7275) for more calm effect. Try Dull Dusky Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#869b93 is the best complementary color to Dream Sunset. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b868d complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #9b8697 and #9b8986. Thus found on the left and right of #9b868d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Bazaar colors as they work well with Dream Sunset.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dream Sunset palette consists of #86979b and #869b89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#869b93). Try Regent Gray and Spanish Green colors in combination with #9b868d, 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 #9b868d offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dream Sunset. Thus Regent Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dream Sunset contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b868d square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Dream Sunset tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#869b93) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d9b86 and #93869b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9b868d is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dream Sunset has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 9.5% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b868d is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #9b868d
RGB Decimal rgb(155,134,141)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 33%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 5.49, 39.22
HSL hsl(340,9.5%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(340,13.55%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.9818,9.1886,-0.8154)
XYZ xyz(26.8504,25.9418,28.7914)
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