Green Buoy Color

#32a7b5

Green Buoy is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #cd584a
Complementary Color #b54031
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Green Buoy Color Sample
Green Buoy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #32a7b5

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Buoy Color. The Gem Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf) for more energetic effect. Try Green Grapple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b54031 is the best complementary color to Green Buoy. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #32a7b5 complementary color is Well Read, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pelorous are #31b581 and #3165b5. Thus found on the left and right of #32a7b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Green and Azure colors as they work well with Green Buoy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Buoy palette consists of #b58131 and #b53165 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b54031). Try Copper and Hibiscus colors in combination with #32a7b5, 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 #32a7b5 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Buoy. Thus Atlantis and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Buoy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Well Read, Purple Heart, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #32a7b5 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Green Buoy tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b54031) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Well Read. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b531a6 and #31b53f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #32a7b5 is made of 13% red, 42% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Green Buoy has a hue angle of 186.41°, a saturation of 56.71% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #32a7b5 is made of 51.37% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #32a7b5
RGB Decimal rgb(50,167,181)
RGB Percentage 13%, 42%, 45%
CMYK 51.37, 5.49, 0, 29.02
HSL hsl(186.41,56.71%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.41,72.38%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.054,-27.0437,-16.5341)
XYZ xyz(23.4746,31.6517,48.5882)
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