Old Money Color

#2c5c4f

Old Money 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 #d3a3b0
Complementary Color #5c2c38
Color Shade: green cyan (163.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Old Money Color Sample
Old Money Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c5c4f

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Money Color. The Te Papa 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 saturated alternative called Nominee (#357567) for more energetic effect. Try Imperial Dynasty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c2c38 is the best complementary color to Old Money. 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 #2c5c4f complementary color is Buccaneer, 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 Spectra are #2c5c37 and #2c505c. Thus found on the left and right of #2c5c4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Casal colors as they work well with Old Money.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Money palette consists of #5c372c and #5c2c51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c2c38). Try Quincy and Finn colors in combination with #2c5c4f, 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 #2c5c4f 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 Old Money. Thus Costa Del Sol and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Money contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Jacarta, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c5c4f square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red 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. Old Money tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#5c2c38) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodland – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e2c5c and #385c2c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c5c4f is made of 20% red, 43% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Old Money has a hue angle of 163.75°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c5c4f is made of 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #2c5c4f
RGB Decimal rgb(44,92,79)
RGB Percentage 20%, 43%, 37%
CMYK 18.83, 0, 5.1, 63.92
HSL hsl(163.75,35.29%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.75,52.17%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.5068,-19.9069,2.478)
XYZ xyz(6.2771,8.7543,8.756)
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