Kentucky Bluegrass is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #d54 |
| Complementary Color | #bb3221 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kentucky Bluegrass Color. The Talismanic Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Safe Harbour (#1e8ea1) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Tree as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb3221 is the best complementary color to Kentucky Bluegrass. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2ab complementary color is Roof Terracotta, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #21bb7f and #215dbb. Thus found on the left and right of #2ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Kentucky Bluegrass.
The split-complementary Kentucky Bluegrass palette consists of #bb7f21 and #bb215d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb3221). Try Bourbon and Maroon Flush colors in combination with #2ab, 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 #2ab offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kentucky Bluegrass. Thus Citron and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kentucky Bluegrass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roof Terracotta, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #2ab square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kentucky Bluegrass tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bb3221) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Roof Terracotta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb21aa and #21bb32.
In a RGB color space, hex #22aabb is made of 9% red, 43% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Kentucky Bluegrass has a hue angle of 186.67°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #22aabb is made of 60% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #22aabb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,170,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 43%, 48% |
| CMYK | 60, 6.66, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(186.67,69.23%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.67,81.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.8988,-28.3442,-18.6302) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0041,32.6774,52.0559) |