Kākāriki Green Color

#298256

Kākāriki Green is calm, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, mid yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #d67da9
Complementary Color #822855
Color Shade: green cyan (150.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.53% (better contrasting with white)
Kākāriki Green Color Sample
Kākāriki Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #298256

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kākāriki Green Color. The Eucalyptus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Billiard Ball (#276b40) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#822855 is the best complementary color to Kākāriki Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #298256 complementary color is Camelot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sea Green are #288229 and #288182. Thus found on the left and right of #298256 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Forest Green and Lochinvar colors as they work well with Kākāriki Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kākāriki Green palette consists of #822928 and #822881 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#822855). Try Burnt Umber and Plum colors in combination with #298256, 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 #298256 offers a combination of orange and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kākāriki Green. Thus Nutmeg and Eminence giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kākāriki Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camelot, Bay of Many, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #298256 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, warm magenta and mid 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. Kākāriki Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#822855) and two others. The Eminence is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Frond – 120° from the complementary Camelot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #552882 and #548228.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #298256 is made of 16% red, 51% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Kākāriki Green has a hue angle of 150.34°, a saturation of 52.05% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #298256 is made of 34.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #298256
RGB Decimal rgb(41,130,86)
RGB Percentage 16%, 51%, 33%
CMYK 34.9, 0, 17.25, 49.02
HSL hsl(150.34,52.05%,33.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150.34,68.46%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.3965,-37.0749,16.356)
XYZ xyz(10.5768,17.1086,11.5489)
;