Refined 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 | #c7babc |
| Complementary Color | #453739 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Refined Green Color. The Cavernous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charleston Green (#232b2b) for more calm effect. Try Blackadder as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#453739 is the best complementary color to Refined 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 #384543 complementary color is Matterhorn, 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 Cape Cod are #37453c and #374045. Thus found on the left and right of #384543 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Outer Space colors as they work well with Refined Green.
The split-complementary Refined Green palette consists of #453c37 and #453740 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#453739). Try Armadillo and Matterhorn colors in combination with #384543, 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 #384543 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 Refined Green. Thus Armadillo and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refined Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matterhorn, Ship Gray, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #384543 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. Refined Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#453739) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Matterhorn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #433745 and #394537.
In a RGB color space, hex #384543 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Refined Green has a hue angle of 170.77°, a saturation of 10.4% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #384543 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 72.94% black ink.
| HEX | #384543 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,69,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 0.79, 72.94 |
| HSL | hsl(170.77,10.4%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.77,18.84%,27.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1202,-5.7167,-0.545) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7721,5.5022,6.1207) |