Marseilles is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #484444 |
| Complementary Color | #bbb7b7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marseilles Color. The Easy Breezy Blue 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 soft alternative called Su-Nezumi Grey (#9fa0a0) for more calm effect. Try Oily Steel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbb7b7 is the best complementary color to Marseilles. 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 #b7bbbb complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Silver Sand are #b7bbb9 and #b7b9bb. Thus found on the left and right of #b7bbbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Silver Sand colors as they work well with Marseilles.
The split-complementary Marseilles palette consists of #bbb9b7 and #bbb7b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbb7b7). Try Cotton Seed and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b7bbbb, 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 #b7bbbb offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Marseilles. Thus Gray Nickel and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marseilles contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, French Gray, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7bbbb square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Marseilles tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bbb7b7) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbb7bb and #b7bbb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7bbbb is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Marseilles has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 2.86% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7bbbb is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #b7bbbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,187,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,2.86%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.14%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.573,-1.3856,-0.4946) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2684,49.1958,54.0708) |