Green Ink 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 | #ee7784 |
| Complementary Color | #88101d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.45° 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 Green Ink Color. The Ceramic Blue Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Peacock Feather (#12939a) for more energetic effect. Try Tidepool as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88101d is the best complementary color to Green Ink. 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 #11887b complementary color is Tamarillo, 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 Surfie Green are #10883f and #105988. Thus found on the left and right of #11887b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Green Ink.
The split-complementary Green Ink palette consists of #883f10 and #881059 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88101d). Try Korma and Disco colors in combination with #11887b, 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 #11887b 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 Green Ink. Thus Corn Harvest and Seance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tamarillo, Blue Gem, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #11887b 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. Green Ink tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#88101d) and two others. The Seance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Tamarillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a1088 and #1d8810.
In a RGB color space, hex #11887b is made of 6% red, 49% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Green Ink has a hue angle of 173.45°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #11887b is made of 46.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #11887b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,136,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 49%, 45% |
| CMYK | 46.66, 0, 5.09, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(173.45,77.78%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.45,87.5%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.871,-33.221,-1.6577) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6105,19.1575,21.772) |