Greenbrier is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #b46496 |
| Complementary Color | #9b4a7c |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Greenbrier Color. The Crazy Eyes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Medium Green (#3c824e) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Tree as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b4a7c is the best complementary color to Greenbrier. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b9b69 complementary color is Cannon Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fruit Salad are #559b4a and #4a9b91. Thus found on the left and right of #4b9b69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Greenbrier.
The split-complementary Greenbrier palette consists of #9b4a55 and #904a9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b4a7c). Try Copper Rust and Affair colors in combination with #4b9b69, 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 #4b9b69 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greenbrier. Thus Cape Palliser and Butterfly Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greenbrier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cannon Pink, Victoria, and Limed Oak split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b9b69 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greenbrier tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#9b4a7c) and two others. The Butterfly Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Cannon Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #694a9b and #7c9b4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b9b69 is made of 22% red, 46% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Greenbrier has a hue angle of 142.5°, a saturation of 34.78% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b9b69 is made of 31.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #4b9b69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,155,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 46%, 31% |
| CMYK | 31.37, 0, 19.6, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(142.5,34.78%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.5,51.61%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9976,-36.2909,18.9043) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1728,25.9585,17.47) |