Jade Mussel Green Color

#166a45

Jade Mussel 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 #e995ba
Complementary Color #69163b
Color Shade: green cyan (153.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.1% (better contrasting with white)
Jade Mussel Green Color Sample
Jade Mussel Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #166a45

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jade Mussel Green Color. The Opal Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Woodland Soul (#127a49) for more energetic effect. Try Salem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#69163b is the best complementary color to Jade Mussel 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 #166a45 complementary color is Claret, 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 Jewel are #16691a and #166569. Thus found on the left and right of #166a45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Parsley and Genoa colors as they work well with Jade Mussel Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jade Mussel Green palette consists of #691a16 and #691665 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69163b). Try Cherrywood and Disco colors in combination with #166a45, 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 #166a45 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 Jade Mussel Green. Thus Horses Neck and Scarlet Gum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jade Mussel Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Claret, Lucky Point, and Himalaya split by 90° on the color wheel. #166a45 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. Jade Mussel Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#69163b) 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 #441669 and #3b6916.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #166a45 is made of 11% red, 54% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Jade Mussel Green has a hue angle of 153.57°, a saturation of 65.63% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #166a45 is made of 32.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #166a45
RGB Decimal rgb(22,106,69)
RGB Percentage 11%, 54%, 35%
CMYK 32.94, 0, 14.51, 58.43
HSL hsl(153.57,65.63%,25.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(153.57,79.25%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4256,-33.8164,13.9798)
XYZ xyz(6.5591,10.9083,7.39)
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