Galapagos Green Color

#29685f

Galapagos 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 #d697a0
Complementary Color #682831
Color Shade: warm cyan (171.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Galapagos Green Color Sample
Galapagos Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #29685f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Galapagos Green Color. The Apatite Blue 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 saturated alternative called Brunswick Green (#1b4d3e) for more energetic effect. Try Hornblende Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#682831 is the best complementary color to Galapagos 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 #29685f complementary color is Tawny Port, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #28683f and #285168. Thus found on the left and right of #29685f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and San Juan colors as they work well with Galapagos Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Galapagos Green palette consists of #683f28 and #682851 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#682831). Try Irish Coffee and Finn colors in combination with #29685f, 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 #29685f 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 Galapagos Green. Thus Dallas and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Galapagos Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tawny Port, Jacarta, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #29685f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Galapagos Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#682831) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Tawny Port. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e2868 and #316828.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #29685f is made of 17% red, 43% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Galapagos Green has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 43.45% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #29685f is made of 24.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #29685f
RGB Decimal rgb(41,104,95)
RGB Percentage 17%, 43%, 40%
CMYK 24.7, 0, 3.53, 59.22
HSL hsl(171.43,43.45%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(171.43,60.58%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.9124,-22.5172,-0.9834)
XYZ xyz(7.9303,11.1983,12.57)
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