Salem is soft, 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 | #e884b2 |
| Complementary Color | #7b1645 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (152.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salem Color. The Bottle Glass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fly the Green (#218d4b) for more calm effect. Try Verdant Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b1645 is the best complementary color to Salem. 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 #177b4d 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 #167b1b and #16767b. Thus found on the left and right of #177b4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bilbao and Genoa colors as they work well with Salem.
The split-complementary Salem palette consists of #7b1b16 and #7b1677 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b1645). Try Falu Red and Disco colors in combination with #177b4d, 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 #177b4d 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 Salem. Thus Raw Umber and Persian Indigo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Claret, Deep Koamaru, and Trendy Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #177b4d 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. Salem tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#7b1645) and two others. The Persian Indigo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Claret. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c167b and #447b16.
In a RGB color space, hex #177b4d is made of 10% red, 55% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Salem has a hue angle of 152.4°, a saturation of 68.49% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #177b4d is made of 39.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #177b4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(23,123,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 55%, 35% |
| CMYK | 39.22, 0, 18.04, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(152.4,68.49%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(152.4,81.3%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.4748,-38.9885,17.499) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7759,14.8839,9.4315) |