Petrol Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ab6473 |
| Complementary Color | #9b5462 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrol Green Color. The Emu Egg color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sainsbury (#66b89c) for more energetic effect. Try Aruba Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b5462 is the best complementary color to Petrol Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #549b8c complementary color is Au Chico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #549b68 and #54869b. Thus found on the left and right of #549b8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Horizon colors as they work well with Petrol Green.
The split-complementary Petrol Green palette consists of #9b6854 and #9b5486 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b5462). Try Leather and Strikemaster colors in combination with #549b8c, 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 #549b8c offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Petrol Green. Thus Barley Corn and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrol Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #549b8c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petrol Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9b5462) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b549b and #629b54.
In a RGB color space, hex #549b8c is made of 22% red, 41% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Petrol Green has a hue angle of 167.32°, a saturation of 29.71% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #549b8c is made of 27.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #549b8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,155,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 41%, 37% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 0, 5.88, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(167.32,29.71%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.32,45.81%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1783,-26.0994,0.9307) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1111,27.221,29.0051) |