Murdoch is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #a47294 |
| Complementary Color | #8d5b7d |
| Color Shade: | cool green (139.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Murdoch Color. The Parisian Patina color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Ivy (#5b7763) for more calm effect. Try Mt Burleigh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d5b7d is the best complementary color to Murdoch. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b8d6b complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Leaves are #648d5b and #5b8d84. Thus found on the left and right of #5b8d6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Highland and Patina colors as they work well with Murdoch.
The split-complementary Murdoch palette consists of #8d5b63 and #845b8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d5b7d). Try Au Chico and Trendy Pink colors in combination with #5b8d6b, 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 #5b8d6b offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Murdoch. Thus Beaver and Kimberly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Murdoch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Waikawa Gray, and Clay Creek split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b8d6b square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Murdoch tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#8d5b7d) and two others. The Kimberly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Avocado – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5b8d and #7d8d5b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b8d6b is made of 27% red, 42% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Murdoch has a hue angle of 139.2°, a saturation of 21.55% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b8d6b is made of 19.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5b8d6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,141,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 42%, 32% |
| CMYK | 19.6, 0, 13.33, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(139.2,21.55%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(139.2,35.46%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3811,-24.4822,12.9146) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4931,22.3354,17.3518) |