Storm Dust Color
Storm Dust is a gray color with hex code #646463. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with storm dust, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Storm Dust Color Values
What Does Storm Dust Mean?
Storm Dust belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Storm Dust sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Storm Dust is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: dark gray, #555555).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Storm Dust
Storm Dust and #626264 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #646362 and #636462, which sit beside storm dust on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair storm dust with triadic partners #626464 and #646264. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ironside Grey —
#676662(Delta E 2) - DimGray —
#696969(Delta E 2) - Dove Grey —
#6D6C6C(Delta E 3) - Chicago —
#5D5C58(Delta E 4) - Scorpion —
#695F62(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #646463; }
.background { background-color: #646463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646463; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #64646340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for storm dust?
Storm Dust has the hex code #646463. In RGB notation it is rgb(100, 100, 99), in HSL it is hsl(60, 1%, 39%), and its OKLCH value is 0.503, 0.002, 106.5.
What does the color storm dust mean?
Gray-family colors like storm dust carry distinct psychological associations. Storm Dust belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Storm Dust sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with storm dust?
Storm Dust has three easy routes: its complement #626264 for punch, its neighbors #646362 and #636462 for something calmer, or triadic partners #626464 and #646264 when you want energy.
Is storm dust a standard web color?
No — Storm Dust is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #646463 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make storm dust lighter or darker?
To lighten storm dust, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E6E6E5 (lightest tint) to #121212 (darkest shade).
About Storm Dust
Storm Dust is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #646463 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.