Shoreline Color

#6c8791

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

Inverse Color #93786e
Complementary Color #91756b
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Shoreline Color Sample
Shoreline Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c8791

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shoreline Color. The Steely Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moody Blues (#586e75) for more calm effect. Try Superstition as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#91756b is the best complementary color to Shoreline. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c8791 complementary color is Almond Frost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #6b9188 and #6b7491. Thus found on the left and right of #6c8791 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Shoreline.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shoreline palette consists of #91886b and #916b74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91756b). Try Arrowtown and Opium colors in combination with #6c8791, 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 #6c8791 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shoreline. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shoreline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c8791 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Shoreline tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#91756b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #916b87 and #6b9175.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c8791 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Shoreline has a hue angle of 196.22°, a saturation of 14.62% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c8791 is made of 14.51% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #6c8791
RGB Decimal rgb(108,135,145)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 37%
CMYK 14.51, 3.92, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(196.22,14.62%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.22,25.52%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.6166,-7.1896,-8.5201)
XYZ xyz(19.9591,22.5604,30.0907)
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