Green Cyan 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 | #f69 |
| Complementary Color | #990032 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Cyan Color. The Picture Book 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 Chromophobia Green (#06b48b) for more calm effect. Try Irish Beauty as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#990032 is the best complementary color to Green Cyan. 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 #096 complementary color is Burgundy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #009919 and #007f99. Thus found on the left and right of #096 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Allports colors as they work well with Green Cyan.
The split-complementary Green Cyan palette consists of #991900 and #99007f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#990032). Try Red Berry and Flirt colors in combination with #096, 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 #096 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 Green Cyan. Thus Chelsea Gem and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Cyan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burgundy, Navy Blue, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #096 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Green Cyan tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#990032) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limeade – 120° from the complementary Burgundy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #609 and #329900.
In a RGB color space, hex #009966 is made of 0% red, 60% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Green Cyan has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #009966 is made of 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #009966 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,153,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 60%, 40% |
| CMYK | 60, 0, 20, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(160,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8283,-46.8766,17.3731) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7895,23.7418,16.4262) |