Poster 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 | #ff94a9 |
| Complementary Color | #6b0015 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poster Green Color. The Surfie 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 Summer Turquoise (#008572) for more calm effect. Try Observatory as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b0015 is the best complementary color to Poster 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 #006b56 complementary color is Rosewood, 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 Tropical Rain Forest are #006b20 and #004a6b. Thus found on the left and right of #006b56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Regal Blue colors as they work well with Poster Green.
The split-complementary Poster Green palette consists of #6b2000 and #6b004a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b0015). Try Cedar Wood Finish and Pompadour colors in combination with #006b56, 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 #006b56 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 Poster Green. Thus Cinnamon and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poster Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Paua, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006b56 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. Poster Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6b0015) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Rosewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55006b and #156b00.
In a RGB color space, hex #006b56 is made of 0% red, 55% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Poster Green has a hue angle of 168.22°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006b56 is made of 41.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #006b56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,107,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 55%, 45% |
| CMYK | 41.96, 0, 8.23, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(168.22,100%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168.22,100%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8941,-31.9662,4.3704) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9374,11.1873,10.5978) |