Mussel Green is pale, 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 | #dbcbd5 |
| Complementary Color | #34242d |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 17.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mussel Green Color. The Exclusive Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Government Green (#32493e) for more energetic effect. Try Dard Hunter Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#34242d is the best complementary color to Mussel Green. 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 #24342a complementary color is Thunder, 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 Heavy Metal are #263424 and #243432. Thus found on the left and right of #24342a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heavy Metal and Outer Space colors as they work well with Mussel Green.
The split-complementary Mussel Green palette consists of #342426 and #312434 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34242d). Try Cocoa Brown and Bleached Cedar colors in combination with #24342a, 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 #24342a 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 Mussel Green. Thus Cocoa Brown and Bastille giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mussel Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunder, Charade, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #24342a 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. Mussel Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#34242d) and two others. The Bastille is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rangitoto – 120° from the complementary Thunder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a2434 and #2d3424.
In a RGB color space, hex #24342a is made of 28% red, 40% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mussel Green has a hue angle of 142.5°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 17.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #24342a is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #24342a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,52,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 40%, 32% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0, 3.92, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(142.5,18.18%,17.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.5,30.77%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.0368,-9.1856,4.2158) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3735,2.9982,2.6441) |