Te Papa Green is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #d4b4bf |
| Complementary Color | #4b2b35 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Te Papa Green Color. The Lacquer Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Forest Greenery (#3e645b) for more calm effect. Try Plantain Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b2b35 is the best complementary color to Te Papa Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b4b40 complementary color is Livid Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Plantation are #2b4b30 and #2b464b. Thus found on the left and right of #2b4b40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Te Papa Green.
The split-complementary Te Papa Green palette consists of #4b302b and #4b2b45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b2b35). Try Cowboy and Livid Brown colors in combination with #2b4b40, 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 #2b4b40 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Te Papa Green. Thus Judge Gray and Martinique giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Te Papa Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Livid Brown, Martinique, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b4b40 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Te Papa Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#4b2b35) and two others. The Martinique is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Livid Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #402b4b and #354b2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b4b40 is made of 24% red, 41% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Te Papa Green has a hue angle of 159.38°, a saturation of 27.12% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b4b40 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #2b4b40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,75,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 41%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 0, 4.31, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(159.38,27.12%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159.38,42.67%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1993,-14.7808,2.8576) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4378,5.9159,5.7585) |