Moss Cottage 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 | #bdabb3 |
| Complementary Color | #54424a |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (153.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Cottage Color. The Dark Forest 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 Carbon Dating (#565b58) for more calm effect. Try Green Beret as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54424a is the best complementary color to Moss Cottage. 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 #42544c 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 Nandor are #425443 and #425354. Thus found on the left and right of #42544c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Asparagus and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Moss Cottage.
The split-complementary Moss Cottage palette consists of #544342 and #544252 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54424a). Try Emperor and Don Juan colors in combination with #42544c, 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 #42544c 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 Moss Cottage. Thus Armadillo and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Cottage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matterhorn, Gun Powder, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #42544c square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool 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. Moss Cottage tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#54424a) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabbage Pont – 120° from the complementary Matterhorn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c4254 and #4a5442.
In a RGB color space, hex #42544c is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Cottage has a hue angle of 153.33°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #42544c is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #42544c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,84,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 3.14, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(153.33,12%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(153.33,21.43%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.026,-8.8621,2.3753) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7216,8.0207,8.0314) |