Iridescent is pale, 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 | #c5a4ad |
| Complementary Color | #5b3a43 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iridescent Color. The Stone Bridge 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 soft alternative called Spring Field (#4a7368) for more calm effect. Try Micropolis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b3a43 is the best complementary color to Iridescent. 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 #3a5b52 complementary color is Congo Brown, 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 #3a5b41 and #3a535b. Thus found on the left and right of #3a5b52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Iridescent.
The split-complementary Iridescent palette consists of #5b413a and #5b3a53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b3a43). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #3a5b52, 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 #3a5b52 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 Iridescent. Thus Hemlock and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iridescent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Hemlock split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a5b52 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. Iridescent tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#5b3a43) 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 #513a5b and #425b3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a5b52 is made of 25% red, 39% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Iridescent has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 22.15% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a5b52 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #3a5b52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,91,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 39%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 3.53, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(163.64,22.15%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.64,36.26%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9668,-14.3217,1.3659) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.009,8.9909,9.3486) |