Rocky River Color

#5e706a

Rocky River is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #a18f95
Complementary Color #705e64
Color Shade: green cyan (160° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Rocky River Color Sample
Rocky River Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e706a

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocky River Color. The Sycamore Grove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Misty Moor (#718981) for more energetic effect. Try Aloe Vera as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#705e64 is the best complementary color to Rocky River. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e706a complementary color is Scorpion, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5e7061 and #5e6d70. Thus found on the left and right of #5e706a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Nevada colors as they work well with Rocky River.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rocky River palette consists of #70615e and #705e6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#705e64). Try Dorado and Old Lavender colors in combination with #5e706a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5e706a offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rocky River. Thus Flint and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rocky River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scorpion, Smoky, and Kokoda split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e706a square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rocky River tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#705e64) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Scorpion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5e70 and #64705e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e706a is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rocky River has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 8.74% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e706a is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 56.08% black ink.

HEX #5e706a
RGB Decimal rgb(94,112,106)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 7.06, 0, 2.35, 56.08
HSL hsl(160,8.74%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(160,16.07%,43.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.646,-8.0225,1.0842)
XYZ xyz(13.0118,15.0086,15.8468)
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