Trade Secret is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #958687 |
| Complementary Color | #786a6a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Trade Secret Color. The Calcite Grey Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Scarborough (#809391) for more energetic effect. Try Oil Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#786a6a is the best complementary color to Trade Secret. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a7978 complementary color is Spicy Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6a7870 and #6a7278. Thus found on the left and right of #6a7978 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with Trade Secret.
The split-complementary Trade Secret palette consists of #78706a and #786a72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#786a6a). Try Sandstone and Fedora colors in combination with #6a7978, 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 #6a7978 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Trade Secret. Thus Bandicoot and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Trade Secret contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Pink, Salt Box, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a7978 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Trade Secret tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#786a6a) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Spicy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776a78 and #6b786a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a7978 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Trade Secret has a hue angle of 176°, a saturation of 6.61% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a7978 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #6a7978 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,121,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 0.39, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(176,6.61%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176,12.4%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.6111,-5.747,-1.3378) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1714,18.095,20.4097) |