Green Gables is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #cdbdbe |
| Complementary Color | #423233 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Gables Color. The Hostaleaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Otter Creek (#3f5a5d) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#423233 is the best complementary color to Green Gables. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #324241 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #324238 and #323b42. Thus found on the left and right of #324241 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Outer Space colors as they work well with Green Gables.
The split-complementary Green Gables palette consists of #423832 and #42323b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#423233). Try Taupe and Matterhorn colors in combination with #324241, 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 #324241 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Gables. Thus Kelp and Blackcurrant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Gables contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Blackcurrant, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #324241 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Green Gables tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#423233) and two others. The Blackcurrant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #403242 and #334232.
In a RGB color space, hex #324241 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Green Gables has a hue angle of 176.25°, a saturation of 13.79% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #324241 is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #324241 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(50,66,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0, 0.39, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(176.25,13.79%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176.25,24.24%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.6096,-6.6441,-1.5068) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2177,4.9562,5.7354) |