Tetsu Green Color

#005243

Tetsu Green is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #ffadbc
Complementary Color #52000e
Color Shade: warm cyan (169.02° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 16.08% (better contrasting with white)
Tetsu Green Color Sample
Tetsu Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005243

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tetsu Green Color. The Chitin Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lush Meadow (#006e51) for more calm effect. Try Environmental Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#52000e is the best complementary color to Tetsu Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #005243 complementary color is Castro, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Deep are #005219 and #003852. Thus found on the left and right of #005243 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Tetsu Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tetsu Green palette consists of #521900 and #520038 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52000e). Try Indian Tan and Blackberry colors in combination with #005243, 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 #005243 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 Tetsu Green. Thus Saddle Brown and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tetsu Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Castro, Tolopea, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #005243 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Tetsu Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#52000e) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusoe – 120° from the complementary Castro. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #420052 and #0f5200.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005243 is made of 0% red, 55% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Tetsu Green has a hue angle of 169.02°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005243 is made of 32.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 67.84% black ink.

HEX #005243
RGB Decimal rgb(0,82,67)
RGB Percentage 0%, 55%, 45%
CMYK 32.16, 0, 5.89, 67.84
HSL hsl(169.02,100%,16.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(169.02,100%,32.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.4961,-26.0567,2.6438)
XYZ xyz(4.0304,6.4398,6.3408)
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