Cardin Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #e4cbd8 |
| Complementary Color | #341b27 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (148.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardin Green Color. The Burnham color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wine Bottle Green (#254636) for more calm effect. Try Birōdo Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#341b27 is the best complementary color to Cardin Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1b3427 complementary color is Jon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Celtic are #1b341b and #1b3433. Thus found on the left and right of #1b3427 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mallard and Timber Green colors as they work well with Cardin Green.
The split-complementary Cardin Green palette consists of #341b1b and #331b34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#341b27). Try Jon and Revolver colors in combination with #1b3427, 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 #1b3427 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 Cardin Green. Thus Bistre and Revolver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardin Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jon, Mirage, and Lisbon Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b3427 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cardin Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#341b27) and two others. The Revolver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Jon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #271b34 and #27341b.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b3427 is made of 23% red, 44% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cardin Green has a hue angle of 148.8°, a saturation of 31.65% and a lightness of 15.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b3427 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #1b3427 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,52,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 44%, 33% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 5.1, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(148.8,31.65%,15.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(148.8,48.08%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.3726,-13.3747,5.2326) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.0462,2.8355,2.3589) |