Carriage 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 | #dab2b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4d242a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carriage Green Color. The Galapagos Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Magnetic Green (#2b6867) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Pine Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d242a is the best complementary color to Carriage 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 #254d48 complementary color is Cowboy, 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 #244d34 and #243d4d. Thus found on the left and right of #254d48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Blue Dianne colors as they work well with Carriage Green.
The split-complementary Carriage Green palette consists of #4d3424 and #4d243d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d242a). Try Saddle and Livid Brown colors in combination with #254d48, 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 #254d48 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 Carriage Green. Thus Woodland and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carriage Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cowboy, Port Gore, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #254d48 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. Carriage Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4d242a) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mallard – 120° from the complementary Cowboy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47244d and #2a4d24.
In a RGB color space, hex #254d48 is made of 20% red, 41% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Carriage Green has a hue angle of 172.5°, a saturation of 35.09% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #254d48 is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #254d48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,77,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 41%, 39% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 0, 1.96, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(172.5,35.09%,22.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.5,51.95%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8348,-15.53,-1.3985) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5865,6.1689,7.0799) |