Sotek Green is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b88775 |
| Complementary Color | #8a5947 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sotek Green Color. The Manitou Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Freedom (#3b5e68) for more calm effect. Try Superior Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a5947 is the best complementary color to Sotek Green. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #47788a complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bismark are #478a7a and #47568a. Thus found on the left and right of #47788a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Sotek Green.
The split-complementary Sotek Green palette consists of #8a7a47 and #8a4756 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a5947). Try Shadow and Copper Rust colors in combination with #47788a, 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 #47788a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sotek Green. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sotek Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #47788a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sotek Green tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8a5947) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a4777 and #478a59.
In a RGB color space, hex #47788a is made of 22% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Sotek Green has a hue angle of 196.12°, a saturation of 32.06% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #47788a is made of 26.28% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #47788a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,120,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 26.28, 7.06, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(196.12,32.06%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.12,48.55%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7616,-11.3911,-14.9639) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9024,16.6075,26.5176) |