Rocky Creek is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c1b2af |
| Complementary Color | #50413d |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocky Creek Color. The Sumatra Chicken color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tax Break (#496569) for more energetic effect. Try Walk Me Home as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#50413d is the best complementary color to Rocky Creek. 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 #3e4d50 complementary color is Rock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #3d504a and #3d4350. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4d50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Bright Gray colors as they work well with Rocky Creek.
The split-complementary Rocky Creek palette consists of #504a3d and #503d43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50413d). Try Armadillo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3e4d50, 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 #3e4d50 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 Rocky Creek. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rocky Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock, Mortar, and Cabbage Pont split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4d50 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rocky Creek tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#50413d) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #503d4d and #3d5041.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4d50 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rocky Creek has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 12.68% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4d50 is made of 7.06% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4d50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,77,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 1.17, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(190,12.68%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,22.5%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.6036,-5.1283,-3.7441) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0885,6.9111,8.6025) |