Brussels Color

#6c7c6d

Brussels is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #938392
Complementary Color #7b6c7a
Color Shade: mid green (123.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Brussels Color Sample
Brussels Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c7c6d

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Brussels Color. The Pointed Cabbage Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Laurel (#749378) for more energetic effect. Try Woodland Moss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b6c7a is the best complementary color to Brussels. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c7c6d complementary color is Fedora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #737b6c and #6c7b75. Thus found on the left and right of #6c7c6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Brussels.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brussels palette consists of #7b6c73 and #756c7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b6c7a). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #6c7c6d, 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 #6c7c6d offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brussels. Thus Spicy Pink and Storm Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brussels contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Pale Sky, and Tapa split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c7c6d square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Brussels tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#7b6c7a) and two others. The Storm Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bandicoot – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d6c7b and #7a7b6c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c7c6d is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Brussels has a hue angle of 123.75°, a saturation of 6.9% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c7c6d is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #6c7c6d
RGB Decimal rgb(108,124,109)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 6.28, 0, 5.88, 51.37
HSL hsl(123.75,6.9%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(123.75,12.9%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.3433,-9.0121,6.2122)
XYZ xyz(16.1523,18.7076,17.2276)
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