Cucumber is deep, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #ff9bff |
| Complementary Color | #640063 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cucumber Color. The Green Hills color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Malachite Green (#004e00) for more calm effect. Try Office Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#640063 is the best complementary color to Cucumber. Mid magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006400 complementary color is Pompadour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Camarone are #326400 and #006432. Thus found on the left and right of #006400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Verdun Green and Fun Green colors as they work well with Cucumber.
The split-complementary Cucumber palette consists of #640032 and #310064 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#640063). Try Tyrian Purple and Christalle colors in combination with #006400, 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 #006400 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cucumber. Thus Rosewood and Navy Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cucumber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pompadour, Midnight Blue, and Nutmeg Wood Finish split by 90° on the color wheel. #006400 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, mid magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cucumber tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#640063) and two others. The Navy Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Verdun Green – 120° from the complementary Pompadour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #000064 and #636400.
In a RGB color space, hex #006400 is made of 0% red, 100% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Cucumber has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006400 is made of 39.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #006400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,100,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 100%, 0% |
| CMYK | 39.22, 0, 39.22, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(120,100%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,100%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.2035,-43.3706,41.8592) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5572,9.1143,1.5191) |