Cadmium Green Color

#006b3c

Cadmium Green is soft, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #ff94c3
Complementary Color #6b002e
Color Shade: green cyan (153.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20.98% (better contrasting with white)
Cadmium Green Color Sample
Cadmium Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006b3c

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadmium Green Color. The Card Table Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Veritably Verdant (#00844b) for more calm effect. Try Philippine Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6b002e is the best complementary color to Cadmium Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006b3c complementary color is Black Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fun Green are #006b06 and #00646b. Thus found on the left and right of #006b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Blue Stone colors as they work well with Cadmium Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cadmium Green palette consists of #6b0600 and #6b0064 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b002e). Try Lonestar and Pompadour colors in combination with #006b3c, 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 #006b3c offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cadmium Green. Thus Nutmeg Wood Finish and Christalle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cadmium Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Rose, Navy Blue, and Olive split by 90° on the color wheel. #006b3c square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Cadmium Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#6b002e) and two others. The Christalle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Verdun Green – 120° from the complementary Black Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c006b and #2e6b00.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006b3c is made of 0% red, 64% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Cadmium Green has a hue angle of 153.64°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006b3c is made of 41.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #006b3c
RGB Decimal rgb(0,107,60)
RGB Percentage 0%, 64%, 36%
CMYK 41.96, 0, 18.43, 58.04
HSL hsl(153.64,100%,20.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(153.64,100%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.3125,-38.5221,19.0585)
XYZ xyz(6.0733,10.8416,6.0475)
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