Meadowbrook 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 | #9f5f5c |
| Complementary Color | #a36360 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Meadowbrook Color. The Polished Aqua 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 soft alternative called Cretan Green (#598784) for more calm effect. Try Flounce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a36360 is the best complementary color to Meadowbrook. 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 #60a0a3 complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 Breaker Bay are #60a384 and #607ea3. Thus found on the left and right of #60a0a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Horizon colors as they work well with Meadowbrook.
The split-complementary Meadowbrook palette consists of #a38460 and #a3607e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a36360). Try Barley Corn and Tapestry colors in combination with #60a0a3, 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 #60a0a3 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 Meadowbrook. Thus Green Smoke and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meadowbrook contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Deluge, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #60a0a3 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. Meadowbrook tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a36360) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3609f and #60a363.
In a RGB color space, hex #60a0a3 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Meadowbrook has a hue angle of 182.69°, a saturation of 26.69% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60a0a3 is made of 26.27% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #60a0a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,160,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 1.17, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(182.69,26.69%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.69,41.1%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8888,-19.674,-8.0214) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0055,30.2728,39.2283) |