Green Spool 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 | #ff9b8b |
| Complementary Color | #741000 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Spool Color. The Port Au Prince color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Reef (#017371) for more calm effect. Try Orient as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#741000 is the best complementary color to Green Spool. 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 #006474 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Mosque are #00744a and #002974. Thus found on the left and right of #006474 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Green Spool.
The split-complementary Green Spool palette consists of #744a00 and #740029 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#741000). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #006474, 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 #006474 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 Green Spool. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Spool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006474 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. Green Spool tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#741000) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #740063 and #007410.
In a RGB color space, hex #006474 is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Green Spool has a hue angle of 188.28°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006474 is made of 45.49% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #006474 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,100,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 46%, 54% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 6.27, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(188.28,100%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.28,100%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.5077,-18.5091,-16.029) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7096,10.3753,18.1193) |