Posy Green Color

#325b51

Posy Green 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 #cda4ae
Complementary Color #5b323c
Color Shade: warm cyan (165.37° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.65% (better contrasting with white)
Posy Green Color Sample
Posy Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #325b51

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Posy Green Color. The Sinkhole 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 soft alternative called Smoky Emerald (#4c726b) for more calm effect. Try Westhaven as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b323c is the best complementary color to Posy Green. 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 #325b51 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Stromboli are #325b3c and #32505b. Thus found on the left and right of #325b51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Posy Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Posy Green palette consists of #5b3c32 and #5b3250 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b323c). Try Millbrook and Eggplant colors in combination with #325b51, 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 #325b51 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 Posy Green. Thus Millbrook and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Posy Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Verdigris split by 90° on the color wheel. #325b51 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool red and cool 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. Posy Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5b323c) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51325b and #3c5b32.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #325b51 is made of 23% red, 41% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Posy Green has a hue angle of 165.37°, a saturation of 29.08% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #325b51 is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #325b51
RGB Decimal rgb(50,91,81)
RGB Percentage 23%, 41%, 36%
CMYK 16.08, 0, 3.93, 64.31
HSL hsl(165.37,29.08%,27.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(165.37,45.05%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.507,-17.1074,1.2678)
XYZ xyz(6.5417,8.7544,9.1296)
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