Woad Indigo Color

#6c9898

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

Inverse Color #936767
Complementary Color #986b6b
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.98% (better contrasting with white)
Woad Indigo Color Sample
Woad Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c9898

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Woad Indigo Color. The Nickel Ore Green 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 Tapestry Teal (#4d7f86) for more energetic effect. Try Trumpet Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#986b6b is the best complementary color to Woad Indigo. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c9898 complementary color is Copper Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #6b9882 and #6b8198. Thus found on the left and right of #6c9898 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Lynch colors as they work well with Woad Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Woad Indigo palette consists of #98826b and #986b82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#986b6b). Try Arrowtown and Strikemaster colors in combination with #6c9898, 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 #6c9898 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 Woad Indigo. Thus Gurkha and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Woad Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Trendy Pink, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c9898 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Woad Indigo tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#986b6b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #986b97 and #6b986b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c9898 is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Woad Indigo has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 17.6% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c9898 is made of 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #6c9898
RGB Decimal rgb(108,152,152)
RGB Percentage 26%, 37%, 37%
CMYK 17.26, 0, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(180,17.6%,50.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,28.95%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.8088,-14.8231,-4.8175)
XYZ xyz(23.0801,27.9116,33.8768)
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