Dexter 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 | #944e4b |
| Complementary Color | #b36e6b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dexter Color. The Rusty Tap color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Princess Kate (#6599a4) for more calm effect. Try Star City as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b36e6b is the best complementary color to Dexter. 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 #6bb1b4 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 Tradewind are #6bb392 and #6b8cb3. Thus found on the left and right of #6bb1b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Dexter.
The split-complementary Dexter palette consists of #b3926b and #b36b8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b36e6b). Try Teak and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6bb1b4, 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 #6bb1b4 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 Dexter. Thus Gimblet and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dexter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6bb1b4 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. Dexter tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b36e6b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b36bb0 and #6bb36e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6bb1b4 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Dexter has a hue angle of 182.47°, a saturation of 32.74% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6bb1b4 is made of 28.63% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6bb1b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,177,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 1.18, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(182.47,32.74%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.47,40.56%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.9213,-21.2073,-8.4751) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0238,37.8654,48.9063) |