Otter 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 | #c0a5a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d423f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Otter Creek Color. The Tornado Season color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Liquorice Green (#2a4041) for more energetic effect. Try Bowman Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d423f is the best complementary color to Otter 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 #3f5a5d complementary color is Kabul, 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 Mineral Green are #3f5d51 and #3f4b5d. Thus found on the left and right of #3f5a5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Otter Creek.
The split-complementary Otter Creek palette consists of #5d513f and #5d3f4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d423f). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #3f5a5d, 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 #3f5a5d 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 Otter Creek. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Otter Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f5a5d 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. Otter Creek tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5d423f) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d3f5a and #3f5d41.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f5a5d is made of 26% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Otter Creek has a hue angle of 186°, a saturation of 19.23% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f5a5d is made of 11.76% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #3f5a5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,90,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 1.18, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(186,19.23%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186,32.26%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.2894,-9.2069,-4.9808) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6818,9.1594,11.719) |