Billiard Ball Color

#276b40

Billiard Ball is calm, 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 #d894bf
Complementary Color #6b2651
Color Shade: cool green (142.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Billiard Ball Color Sample
Billiard Ball Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #276b40

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Billiard Ball Color. The Kaitoke Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Medium Green (#3c824e) for more calm effect. Try Greener Grass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b2651 is the best complementary color to Billiard Ball. 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 #276b40 complementary color is Tawny Port, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Pea are #306b26 and #266b62. Thus found on the left and right of #276b40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Casal colors as they work well with Billiard Ball.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Billiard Ball palette consists of #6b2630 and #61266b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b2651). Try Tawny Port and Eminence colors in combination with #276b40, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #276b40 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 Billiard Ball. Thus Pickled Bean and Jacarta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Billiard Ball contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tawny Port, Astronaut, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #276b40 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Billiard Ball tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#6b2651) and two others. The Jacarta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Frond – 120° from the complementary Tawny Port. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40266b and #516b26.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #276b40 is made of 19% red, 51% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Billiard Ball has a hue angle of 142.06°, a saturation of 46.58% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #276b40 is made of 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #276b40
RGB Decimal rgb(39,107,64)
RGB Percentage 19%, 51%, 30%
CMYK 26.67, 0, 16.86, 58.04
HSL hsl(142.06,46.58%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(142.06,63.55%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.1092,-32.069,17.9191)
XYZ xyz(7.0198,11.3169,6.6649)
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