Velvet 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 | #d0a2af |
| Complementary Color | #5d2f3b |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Green Color. The Greensleeves 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 soft alternative called Gable Green (#2c4641) for more calm effect. Try Majorelle Gardens as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d2f3b is the best complementary color to Velvet 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 #2f5d50 complementary color is Buccaneer, 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 Stromboli are #2f5d39 and #2f535d. Thus found on the left and right of #2f5d50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Spectra colors as they work well with Velvet Green.
The split-complementary Velvet Green palette consists of #5d392f and #5d2f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d2f3b). Try Quincy and Finn colors in combination with #2f5d50, 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 #2f5d50 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 Velvet Green. Thus Costa Del Sol and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Martinique, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f5d50 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. Velvet Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#5d2f3b) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chalet Green – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f2f5d and #3c5d2f.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f5d50 is made of 21% red, 42% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Green has a hue angle of 163.04°, a saturation of 32.86% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f5d50 is made of 18.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #2f5d50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,93,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 42%, 36% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 0, 5.1, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(163.04,32.86%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.04,49.46%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.0078,-19.34,2.5973) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5346,9.0122,8.9845) |