Moon Tide is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #907a77 |
| Complementary Color | #88716f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Tide Color. The Gumbo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Sentinel (#546e77) for more energetic effect. Try Tower Bridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88716f is the best complementary color to Moon Tide. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f8588 complementary color is Americano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6f887e and #6f7888. Thus found on the left and right of #6f8588 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Raven colors as they work well with Moon Tide.
The split-complementary Moon Tide palette consists of #887e6f and #886f78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88716f). Try Makara and Empress colors in combination with #6f8588, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #6f8588 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 Moon Tide. Thus Bitter and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moon Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Americano, Mobster, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f8588 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moon Tide tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#88716f) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Americano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #886f85 and #6f8871.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f8588 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Tide has a hue angle of 187.2°, a saturation of 10.12% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f8588 is made of 9.8% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #6f8588 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,133,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 1.17, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(187.2,10.12%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.2,18.38%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9549,-7.2047,-4.2646) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.387,21.9321,26.5041) |