Egyptian Green Color

#08847c

Egyptian 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 #f77b83
Complementary Color #84080f
Color Shade: warm cyan (176.13° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Egyptian Green Color Sample
Egyptian Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #08847c

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Green Color. The Briny color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pacific Queen (#026b5d) for more energetic effect. Try Atoll as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84080f is the best complementary color to Egyptian 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 #08847c complementary color is Monarch, 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 Elf Green are #08843e and #084e84. Thus found on the left and right of #08847c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Venice Blue colors as they work well with Egyptian Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Egyptian Green palette consists of #843e08 and #84084e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84080f). Try Rusty Nail and Rose Bud Cherry colors in combination with #08847c, 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 #08847c 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 Egyptian Green. Thus Corn Harvest and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Egyptian Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monarch, Windsor, and Green Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #08847c 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. Egyptian Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#84080f) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Monarch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b0884 and #0f8408.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #08847c is made of 3% red, 50% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Green has a hue angle of 176.13°, a saturation of 88.57% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #08847c is made of 48.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #08847c
RGB Decimal rgb(8,132,124)
RGB Percentage 3%, 50%, 47%
CMYK 48.62, 0, 3.13, 48.24
HSL hsl(176.13,88.57%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(176.13,93.94%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.5075,-31.6003,-4.2605)
XYZ xyz(11.9895,18.0094,21.913)
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