Hornblende Green 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 | #dcb1b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4e2324 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hornblende Green Color. The Magnetic Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Pine Green (#193232) for more calm effect. Try Galapagos Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e2324 is the best complementary color to Hornblende Green. 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 #234e4d complementary color is Saddle, 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 Plantation are #234e37 and #23394e. Thus found on the left and right of #234e4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Blue Dianne colors as they work well with Hornblende Green.
The split-complementary Hornblende Green palette consists of #4e3723 and #4e2339 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e2324). Try Saddle and Livid Brown colors in combination with #234e4d, 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 #234e4d 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 Hornblende Green. Thus Woodland and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hornblende Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Port Gore, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #234e4d 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. Hornblende Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4e2324) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c234e and #234e23.
In a RGB color space, hex #234e4d is made of 18% red, 41% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Hornblende Green has a hue angle of 178.6°, a saturation of 38.05% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #234e4d is made of 16.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #234e4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,78,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 41%, 41% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 0, 0.39, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(178.6,38.05%,22.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.6,55.13%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.2592,-15.1305,-3.9908) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7571,6.3419,7.9946) |