Caterpillar Green 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 | #eb94b8 |
| Complementary Color | #6b1437 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (155.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Caterpillar Green Color. The Salem color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Billiard Table (#155843) for more calm effect. Try Rousseau Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b1437 is the best complementary color to Caterpillar Green. 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 #146b47 complementary color is Claret, 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 Jewel are #146b1b and #14636b. Thus found on the left and right of #146b47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Parsley and Genoa colors as they work well with Caterpillar Green.
The split-complementary Caterpillar Green palette consists of #6b1b14 and #6b1463 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b1437). Try Moccaccino and Disco colors in combination with #146b47, 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 #146b47 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 Caterpillar Green. Thus Sepia and Scarlet Gum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caterpillar Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Claret, Deep Koamaru, and Saratoga split by 90° on the color wheel. #146b47 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. Caterpillar Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#6b1437) and two others. The Scarlet Gum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dell – 120° from the complementary Claret. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47146b and #386b14.
In a RGB color space, hex #146b47 is made of 10% red, 54% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Caterpillar Green has a hue angle of 155.17°, a saturation of 68.5% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #146b47 is made of 34.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #146b47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(20,107,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 54%, 36% |
| CMYK | 34.12, 0, 14.12, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(155.17,68.5%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(155.17,81.31%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7803,-34.0563,13.2692) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6835,11.119,7.7552) |