Marsh Creek 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 | #94787e |
| Complementary Color | #876a71 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marsh Creek Color. The Par Four color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aventurine (#576e6a) for more energetic effect. Try Agave Frond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#876a71 is the best complementary color to Marsh Creek. 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 #6b8781 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 Blue Smoke are #6a8772 and #6a7f87. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8781 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Marsh Creek.
The split-complementary Marsh Creek palette consists of #87726a and #876a7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#876a71). Try Americano and Old Lavender colors in combination with #6b8781, 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 #6b8781 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 Marsh Creek. Thus Olive Haze and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marsh Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Pink, Rum, and Flax Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8781 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Marsh Creek tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#876a71) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Spicy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #816a87 and #71876a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b8781 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Marsh Creek has a hue angle of 167.14°, a saturation of 11.57% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8781 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #6b8781 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,135,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 2.35, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(167.14,11.57%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.14,20.74%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0681,-11.2636,-0.0693) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6898,22.0387,24.0377) |