Blackboard 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 | #d8b3bc |
| Complementary Color | #4c272f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackboard Green Color. The Alliance 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 soft alternative called Plantain Green (#356554) for more calm effect. Try Ore Mountains Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c272f is the best complementary color to Blackboard 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 #274c43 complementary color is Livid Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Plantation are #274c30 and #27424c. Thus found on the left and right of #274c43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Everglade and Plantation colors as they work well with Blackboard Green.
The split-complementary Blackboard Green palette consists of #4c3027 and #4c2742 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c272f). Try Saddle and Livid Brown colors in combination with #274c43, 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 #274c43 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 Blackboard Green. Thus Lisbon Brown and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackboard Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Livid Brown, Martinique, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #274c43 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid 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. Blackboard Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4c272f) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mallard – 120° from the complementary Livid Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43274c and #2f4c27.
In a RGB color space, hex #274c43 is made of 21% red, 42% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blackboard Green has a hue angle of 165.41°, a saturation of 32.17% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #274c43 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #274c43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,76,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 42%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 0, 3.53, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(165.41,32.17%,22.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.41,48.68%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.4262,-15.8062,1.2301) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4343,6.0055,6.2357) |