Ocean Green Color

#3d9973

Ocean Green 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 #c2668c
Complementary Color #993d62
Color Shade: green cyan (155.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.96% (better contrasting with white)
Ocean Green Color Sample
Ocean Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d9973

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Green Color. The Green Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kākāriki Green (#298256) for more energetic effect. Try Shǔi Cǎo Lǜ Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#993d62 is the best complementary color to Ocean Green. 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 #3d9973 complementary color is Vin Rouge, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ocean Green are #3d9945 and #3d9199. Thus found on the left and right of #3d9973 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple and Paradiso colors as they work well with Ocean Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ocean Green palette consists of #99443d and #993d90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#993d62). Try Sanguine Brown and Plum colors in combination with #3d9973, 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 #3d9973 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 Ocean Green. Thus Cape Palliser and Royal Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ocean Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vin Rouge, Gigas, and Sycamore split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d9973 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Ocean Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#993d62) and two others. The Royal Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Vin Rouge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #723d99 and #62993d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d9973 is made of 19% red, 47% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Green has a hue angle of 155.22°, a saturation of 42.99% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d9973 is made of 36.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #3d9973
RGB Decimal rgb(61,153,115)
RGB Percentage 19%, 47%, 35%
CMYK 36.08, 0, 14.9, 40
HSL hsl(155.22,42.99%,41.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(155.22,60.13%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0875,-36.6155,11.9785)
XYZ xyz(16.4102,25.0124,20.1826)
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