Planet 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 | #b69589 |
| Complementary Color | #755549 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Planet Green Color. The Velvet Evening color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midsummer Night (#3a505b) for more calm effect. Try Stargazer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#755549 is the best complementary color to Planet 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 #496a76 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #49756b and #495375. Thus found on the left and right of #496a76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Fiord colors as they work well with Planet Green.
The split-complementary Planet Green palette consists of #756b49 and #754953 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#755549). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #496a76, 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 #496a76 offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Planet Green. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Planet Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Mulled Wine, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #496a76 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. Planet Green tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#755549) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #754969 and #497555.
In a RGB color space, hex #496a76 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Planet Green has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 23.56% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #496a76 is made of 17.64% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #496a76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,106,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 4.7, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(196,23.56%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,38.14%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8122,-8.5776,-10.4914) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1717,13.0325,19.0663) |