Pinehurst is calm, 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 | #d48499 |
| Complementary Color | #7b2b3f |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (164.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinehurst Color. The Leprechaun color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Humboldt Redwoods (#1f6357) for more energetic effect. Try Eden as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b2b3f is the best complementary color to Pinehurst. 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 #2b7b66 complementary color is Tawny Port, 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 Sea Green are #2b7b3e and #2b687b. Thus found on the left and right of #2b7b66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Calypso colors as they work well with Pinehurst.
The split-complementary Pinehurst palette consists of #7b3e2b and #7b2b68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b2b3f). Try Nutmeg and Plum colors in combination with #2b7b66, 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 #2b7b66 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 Pinehurst. Thus Pesto and Eminence giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinehurst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tawny Port, Minsk, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b7b66 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. Pinehurst tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#7b2b3f) and two others. The Eminence is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Tawny Port. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #652b7b and #3f7b2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b7b66 is made of 16% red, 46% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pinehurst has a hue angle of 164.25°, a saturation of 48.19% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b7b66 is made of 31.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #2b7b66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,123,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 46%, 38% |
| CMYK | 31.38, 0, 8.24, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(164.25,48.19%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(164.25,65.04%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.497,-29.6423,4.3755) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4775,15.6388,15.0367) |