Marrs Green is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7373 |
| Complementary Color | #8c0000 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marrs Green Color. The Algiers Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jade Orchid (#00aaaa) for more calm effect. Try Parasailing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c0000 is the best complementary color to Marrs Green. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #008c8c complementary color is Red Berry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Teal are #008c46 and #00458c. Thus found on the left and right of #008c8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Marrs Green.
The split-complementary Marrs Green palette consists of #8c4600 and #8c0046 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c0000). Try Brown and Siren colors in combination with #008c8c, 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 #008c8c 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 Marrs Green. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marrs Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Berry, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #008c8c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Marrs Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8c0000) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c008b and #008c00.
In a RGB color space, hex #008c8c is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Marrs Green has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008c8c is made of 54.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #008c8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,140,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 54.9, 0, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,100%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5639,-30.7751,-9.0496) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1117,20.6496,28.053) |