Viridis Color

#00846b

Viridis 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 #ff7b94
Complementary Color #840018
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.64° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Viridis Color Sample
Viridis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00846b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Viridis Color. The Victoria Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mint Sprig (#009c6e) for more calm effect. Try Tropics as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#840018 is the best complementary color to Viridis. 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 #00846b complementary color is Red Devil, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Sea are #008428 and #005b84. Thus found on the left and right of #00846b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Orient colors as they work well with Viridis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Viridis palette consists of #842800 and #84005b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#840018). Try Red Beech and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #00846b, 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 #00846b 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 Viridis. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Viridis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Devil, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00846b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Viridis tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#840018) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Devil. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a0084 and #198400.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00846b is made of 0% red, 55% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Viridis has a hue angle of 168.64°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00846b is made of 51.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #00846b
RGB Decimal rgb(0,132,107)
RGB Percentage 0%, 55%, 45%
CMYK 51.76, 0, 9.8, 48.24
HSL hsl(168.64,100%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.64,100%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.963,-37.0536,4.894)
XYZ xyz(10.9051,17.5641,16.7254)
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