Forest Biome is pale, 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 | #e7b5ba |
| Complementary Color | #4a181d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Forest Biome Color. The Storm Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eden (#266255) for more calm effect. Try Humboldt Redwoods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a181d is the best complementary color to Forest Biome. 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 #184a45 complementary color is Cedar, 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 Blue Dianne are #184a2c and #18364a. Thus found on the left and right of #184a45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Nile Blue colors as they work well with Forest Biome.
The split-complementary Forest Biome palette consists of #4a2c18 and #4a1836 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a181d). Try Brown Derby and Wine Berry colors in combination with #184a45, 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 #184a45 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 Forest Biome. Thus Metallic Bronze and Grape giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forest Biome contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar, Valhalla, and Thatch Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #184a45 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. Forest Biome tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4a181d) and two others. The Grape is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Cedar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44184a and #1d4a18.
In a RGB color space, hex #184a45 is made of 14% red, 44% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Forest Biome has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 51.02% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #184a45 is made of 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #184a45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(24,74,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 44%, 41% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 0, 1.96, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(174,51.02%,19.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174,67.57%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1714,-17.9432,-1.9693) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8996,5.5214,6.4904) |