Welsh Onion is soft, 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 | #d49 |
| Complementary Color | #bb2176 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (146.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Welsh Onion Color. The Parakeet Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Drunken Dragonfly (#33dd88) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb2176 is the best complementary color to Welsh Onion. 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 #2b6 complementary color is Red Violet, 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 White are #2abb21 and #21bbb2. Thus found on the left and right of #2b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Forest Green and Java colors as they work well with Welsh Onion.
The split-complementary Welsh Onion palette consists of #bb212a and #b221bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb2176). Try Cardinal and Seance colors in combination with #2b6, 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 #2b6 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 Welsh Onion. Thus Bourbon and Purple Heart giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Welsh Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Violet, Persian Blue, and Lucky split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b6 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm 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. Welsh Onion tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#bb2176) and two others. The Purple Heart is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lima – 120° from the complementary Red Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6621bb and #76bb21.
In a RGB color space, hex #22bb66 is made of 11% red, 58% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Welsh Onion has a hue angle of 146.67°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #22bb66 is made of 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #22bb66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,187,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 58%, 32% |
| CMYK | 60, 0, 33.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(146.67,69.23%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(146.67,81.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1568,-56.9895,32.4346) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8283,36.84,18.5834) |