Zucchini Color

#17462e

Zucchini is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #e8b9d1
Complementary Color #46172f
Color Shade: cool green (149.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 18.24% (better contrasting with white)
Zucchini Color Sample
Zucchini Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #17462e

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Zucchini Color. The Eight Ball color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Greenbriar (#245d3f) for more calm effect. Try Bush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#46172f is the best complementary color to Zucchini. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #17462e complementary color is Wine Berry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Everglade are #174617 and #174645. Thus found on the left and right of #17462e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seaweed and Blue Dianne colors as they work well with Zucchini.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zucchini palette consists of #461717 and #451746 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#46172f). Try Cedar and Grape colors in combination with #17462e, 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 #17462e offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Zucchini. Thus Metallic Bronze and Valhalla giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zucchini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wine Berry, Bunting, and Thatch Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #17462e square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Zucchini tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#46172f) and two others. The Valhalla is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seaweed – 120° from the complementary Wine Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d1746 and #2f4617.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #17462e is made of 17% red, 50% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Zucchini has a hue angle of 149.36°, a saturation of 50.54% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #17462e is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 72.55% black ink.

HEX #17462e
RGB Decimal rgb(23,70,46)
RGB Percentage 17%, 50%, 33%
CMYK 18.43, 0, 9.41, 72.55
HSL hsl(149.36,50.54%,18.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(149.36,67.14%,27.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.039,-22.5469,9.8521)
XYZ xyz(3.0367,4.7597,3.3434)
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