Capsella Color

#6d8a74

Capsella 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 #92758b
Complementary Color #896d82
Color Shade: mid green (134.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Capsella Color Sample
Capsella Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d8a74

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Capsella Color. The Taiga color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mantle (#8b9c90) for more calm effect. Try Green Valley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#896d82 is the best complementary color to Capsella. 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 #6d8a74 complementary color is Old Lavender, 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 Viridian Green are #74896d and #6d8982. Thus found on the left and right of #6d8a74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Capsella.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Capsella palette consists of #896d74 and #826d89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#896d82). Try Opium and Rum colors in combination with #6d8a74, 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 #6d8a74 offers a combination of warm red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Capsella. Thus Americano and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Capsella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Lavender, Storm Gray, and Olive Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d8a74 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. Capsella tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#896d82) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Battleship Gray – 120° from the complementary Old Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #746d89 and #82896d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d8a74 is made of 30% red, 38% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Capsella has a hue angle of 134.48°, a saturation of 11.74% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d8a74 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #6d8a74
RGB Decimal rgb(109,138,116)
RGB Percentage 30%, 38%, 32%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 8.63, 45.88
HSL hsl(134.48,11.74%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(134.48,21.01%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7507,-14.9456,8.437)
XYZ xyz(18.5475,22.6891,19.9249)
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