Hisui Kingfisher is calm, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #c74b74 |
| Complementary Color | #b43860 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hisui Kingfisher Color. The Florida Keys color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stamp Pad Green (#2ea18c) for more energetic effect. Try Green Fluorite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b43860 is the best complementary color to Hisui Kingfisher. 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 #38b48b complementary color is Night Shadz, 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 Keppel are #38b44c and #389fb4. Thus found on the left and right of #38b48b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chateau Green and Boston Blue colors as they work well with Hisui Kingfisher.
The split-complementary Hisui Kingfisher palette consists of #b44c38 and #b4389f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b43860). Try Medium Carmine and Medium Red Violet colors in combination with #38b48b, 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 #38b48b offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hisui Kingfisher. Thus Copper and Royal Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hisui Kingfisher contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Night Shadz, Governor Bay, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #38b48b 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. Hisui Kingfisher tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b43860) and two others. The Royal Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Night Shadz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a38b4 and #61b438.
In a RGB color space, hex #38b48b is made of 15% red, 48% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Hisui Kingfisher has a hue angle of 160.16°, a saturation of 52.54% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38b48b is made of 48.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #38b48b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,180,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 48%, 37% |
| CMYK | 48.63, 0, 16.08, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(160.16,52.54%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160.16,68.89%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0182,-43.7094,11.1864) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6123,35.3473,30.057) |