Carbon Copy is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #abaaab |
| Complementary Color | #555455 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Carbon Copy Color. The Woodland Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Evergreen (#4c574b) for more energetic effect. Try Imperial Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#555455 is the best complementary color to Carbon Copy. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #545554 complementary color is Emperor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #545554 and #545554. Thus found on the left and right of #545554 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Nandor colors as they work well with Carbon Copy.
The split-complementary Carbon Copy palette consists of #555454 and #545455 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555455). Try Emperor and Abbey colors in combination with #545554, 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 #545554 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carbon Copy. Thus Emperor and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carbon Copy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emperor, Abbey, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #545554 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool blue, cool magenta and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carbon Copy tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#555455) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Emperor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545455 and #555554.
In a RGB color space, hex #545554 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Carbon Copy has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 0.59% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545554 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #545554 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,85,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 0.39, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(120,0.59%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,1.18%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.0264,-0.6133,0.4364) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5049,9.0219,9.6807) |