Cadaverous 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 | #f68 |
| Complementary Color | #902 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadaverous Color. The Baltic Turquoise 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 Generic Viridian (#007f66) for more calm effect. Try Spanish Viridian as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#902 is the best complementary color to Cadaverous. 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 #097 complementary color is White, 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 White are #00992a and #006e99. Thus found on the left and right of #097 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Allports colors as they work well with Cadaverous.
The split-complementary Cadaverous palette consists of #992a00 and #99006e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#902). Try Oregon and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #097, 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 #097 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 Cadaverous. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cadaverous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #097 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. Cadaverous tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#902) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #760099 and #290.
In a RGB color space, hex #009977 is made of 0% red, 56% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Cadaverous has a hue angle of 166.67°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #009977 is made of 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #009977 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,153,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 56%, 44% |
| CMYK | 60, 0, 13.33, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(166.67,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.67,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2021,-42.7004,8.3282) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.721,24.1144,21.3314) |