Quetzal 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 | #ff979a |
| Complementary Color | #680002 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quetzal Green Color. The Greenlake 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 Medieval Forest (#007e6b) for more calm effect. Try Captive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#680002 is the best complementary color to Quetzal 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 #006865 complementary color is Lonestar, 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 Blue Stone are #006831 and #003668. Thus found on the left and right of #006865 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Quetzal Green.
The split-complementary Quetzal Green palette consists of #683100 and #680037 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#680002). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Tyrian Purple colors in combination with #006865, 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 #006865 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 Quetzal Green. Thus Verdun Green and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quetzal Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Christalle, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006865 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Quetzal Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#680002) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #650068 and #026800.
In a RGB color space, hex #006865 is made of 0% red, 51% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Quetzal Green has a hue angle of 178.27°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006865 is made of 40.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #006865 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,104,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 51%, 49% |
| CMYK | 40.78, 0, 1.17, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(178.27,100%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.27,100%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.31,-25.8768,-5.6302) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2993,10.8402,14.0196) |