Overgrown Trellis Color

#6a8988

Overgrown Trellis is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #957677
Complementary Color #89696a
Color Shade: warm cyan (178.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.65% (better contrasting with white)
Overgrown Trellis Color Sample
Overgrown Trellis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a8988

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Overgrown Trellis Color. The Riverway color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spartacus (#76a4a7) for more energetic effect. Try Catalina as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#89696a is the best complementary color to Overgrown Trellis. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a8988 complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #698978 and #697a89. Thus found on the left and right of #6a8988 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Overgrown Trellis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Overgrown Trellis palette consists of #897869 and #89697a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89696a). Try Makara and Falcon colors in combination with #6a8988, 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 #6a8988 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 Overgrown Trellis. Thus Avocado and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Overgrown Trellis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a8988 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Overgrown Trellis tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#89696a) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #886989 and #6a8969.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a8988 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Overgrown Trellis has a hue angle of 178.06°, a saturation of 12.76% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a8988 is made of 12.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #6a8988
RGB Decimal rgb(106,137,136)
RGB Percentage 28%, 36%, 36%
CMYK 12.16, 0, 0.4, 46.27
HSL hsl(178.06,12.76%,47.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178.06,22.63%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7963,-11.1026,-3.0607)
XYZ xyz(19.3335,22.7331,26.6615)
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