Pine Needle is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #ccb2be |
| Complementary Color | #4d333f |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (152.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pine Needle Color. The Jasper Park color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Serbian Green (#3e644f) for more energetic effect. Try Holly as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d333f is the best complementary color to Pine Needle. 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 #334d41 complementary color is Matterhorn, 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 Mineral Green are #334d34 and #334b4d. Thus found on the left and right of #334d41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Pine Needle.
The split-complementary Pine Needle palette consists of #4d3433 and #4d334b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d333f). Try Woody Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #334d41, 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 #334d41 offers a combination of orange and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pine Needle. Thus Mondo and Martinique giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pine Needle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matterhorn, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #334d41 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. Pine Needle tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#4d333f) and two others. The Martinique is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Matterhorn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40334d and #3f4d33.
In a RGB color space, hex #334d41 is made of 26% red, 40% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pine Needle has a hue angle of 152.31°, a saturation of 20.31% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #334d41 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #334d41 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,77,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 40%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 0, 4.71, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(152.31,20.31%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(152.31,33.77%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.3836,-12.9168,3.979) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9733,6.3932,5.9729) |