Oxley Color

#6d9a78

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

Inverse Color #926587
Complementary Color #9a6c8e
Color Shade: mid green (134.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Oxley Color Sample
Oxley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d9a78

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxley Color. The Green Goth Eyeshadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jadite (#61826c) for more calm effect. Try Wintessa as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9a6c8e is the best complementary color to Oxley. Warm magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d9a78 complementary color is Strikemaster, 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 Oxley are #789a6c and #6c9a8e. Thus found on the left and right of #6d9a78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Highland and Patina colors as they work well with Oxley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oxley palette consists of #9a6c78 and #8e6c9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a6c8e). Try Bazaar and Trendy Pink colors in combination with #6d9a78, 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 #6d9a78 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 Oxley. Thus Toast and Kimberly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oxley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Lynch, and Arrowtown split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d9a78 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, warm 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. Oxley tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#9a6c8e) and two others. The Kimberly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Avocado – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776c9a and #8e9a6c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d9a78 is made of 28% red, 40% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Oxley has a hue angle of 134.67°, a saturation of 18.22% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d9a78 is made of 17.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #6d9a78
RGB Decimal rgb(109,154,120)
RGB Percentage 28%, 40%, 31%
CMYK 17.64, 0, 13.33, 39.61
HSL hsl(134.67,18.22%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(134.67,29.22%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.6335,-22.5289,13.0445)
XYZ xyz(21.2524,27.7185,21.9994)
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