Green Blue 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 | #bd4c6a |
| Complementary Color | #b3415f |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (164.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Blue Color. The Dancing Jewel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Peppy Peacock (#55ccbb) for more energetic effect. Try Pool Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3415f is the best complementary color to Green Blue. 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 #42b395 complementary color is Hippie Pink, 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 #41b35c and #4198b3. Thus found on the left and right of #42b395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chateau Green and Boston Blue colors as they work well with Green Blue.
The split-complementary Green Blue palette consists of #b35c41 and #b34198 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3415f). Try Brown Rust and Mulberry colors in combination with #42b395, 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 #42b395 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 Green Blue. Thus Tussock and Studio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Pink, Studio, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #42b395 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. Green Blue tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b3415f) and two others. The Studio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Hippie Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9441b3 and #5fb341.
In a RGB color space, hex #42b395 is made of 17% red, 45% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Green Blue has a hue angle of 164.07°, a saturation of 46.12% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #42b395 is made of 44.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #42b395 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,179,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 45%, 38% |
| CMYK | 44.32, 0, 11.77, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(164.07,46.12%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(164.07,63.13%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1888,-39.1496,5.9583) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7917,35.5684,34.0452) |