Chalcedony Green Color

#4b6057

Chalcedony Green 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 #b49fa8
Complementary Color #604b53
Color Shade: green cyan (154.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.53% (better contrasting with white)
Chalcedony Green Color Sample
Chalcedony Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4b6057

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalcedony Green Color. The Stairway to Heaven 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 York River Green (#67706d) for more calm effect. Try Kendal Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#604b53 is the best complementary color to Chalcedony 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 #4b6057 complementary color is Don Juan, 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 Nandor are #4b604c and #4b5e60. Thus found on the left and right of #4b6057 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Asparagus and River Bed colors as they work well with Chalcedony Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chalcedony Green palette consists of #604c4b and #604b5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604b53). Try Don Juan and Don Juan colors in combination with #4b6057, 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 #4b6057 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 Chalcedony Green. Thus Soya Bean and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chalcedony Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Trout, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b6057 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. Chalcedony Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#604b53) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #574b60 and #53604b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4b6057 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Chalcedony Green has a hue angle of 154.29°, a saturation of 12.28% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b6057 is made of 8.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #4b6057
RGB Decimal rgb(75,96,87)
RGB Percentage 29%, 37%, 34%
CMYK 8.24, 0, 3.53, 62.35
HSL hsl(154.29,12.28%,33.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(154.29,21.88%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.8115,-10.0192,2.5291)
XYZ xyz(8.8048,10.5497,10.5891)
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