Alaskan Moss Color

#05472a

Alaskan Moss is calm, 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 #fab8d5
Complementary Color #470421
Color Shade: green cyan (153.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 14.9% (better contrasting with white)
Alaskan Moss Color Sample
Alaskan Moss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #05472a

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alaskan Moss Color. The County Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cardin Green (#01361c) for more energetic effect. Try Nightly Woods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#470421 is the best complementary color to Alaskan Moss. 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 #05472a complementary color is Barossa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zuccini are #044709 and #044347. Thus found on the left and right of #05472a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zuccini and Evening Sea colors as they work well with Alaskan Moss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alaskan Moss palette consists of #470804 and #470442 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#470421). Try Rustic Red and Blackberry colors in combination with #05472a, 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 #05472a 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 Alaskan Moss. Thus Bracken and Tolopea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alaskan Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barossa, Deep Cove, and Madras split by 90° on the color wheel. #05472a square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Alaskan Moss tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#470421) and two others. The Tolopea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Felix – 120° from the complementary Barossa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a0447 and #214704.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #05472a is made of 4% red, 60% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Alaskan Moss has a hue angle of 153.64°, a saturation of 86.84% and a lightness of 14.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #05472a is made of 25.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 72.16% black ink.

HEX #05472a
RGB Decimal rgb(5,71,42)
RGB Percentage 4%, 60%, 36%
CMYK 25.88, 0, 11.37, 72.16
HSL hsl(153.64,86.84%,14.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(153.64,92.96%,27.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.8799,-27.3224,12.1056)
XYZ xyz(2.7337,4.7059,2.9547)
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