Carolina 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 | #ff7492 |
| Complementary Color | #8b001d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carolina Green Color. The Teal Trip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hawk Turquoise (#00756a) for more calm effect. Try Hydra Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b001d is the best complementary color to Carolina 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 #008b6d complementary color is Burgundy, 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 Deep Sea are #008b27 and #00638b. Thus found on the left and right of #008b6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Orient colors as they work well with Carolina Green.
The split-complementary Carolina Green palette consists of #8b2700 and #8b0063 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b001d). Try Peru Tan and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #008b6d, 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 #008b6d 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 Carolina Green. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carolina Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burgundy, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #008b6d 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. Carolina Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8b001d) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Burgundy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c008b and #1d8b00.
In a RGB color space, hex #008b6d is made of 0% red, 56% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Carolina Green has a hue angle of 167.05°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008b6d is made of 54.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #008b6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,139,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 56%, 44% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 0, 11.76, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(167.05,100%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.05,100%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3468,-39.5043,7.1413) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9929,19.5694,17.6132) |