Emerald Succulent is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a55 |
| Complementary Color | #a55 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Succulent Color. The Bristol Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Half Baked (#558f93) for more calm effect. Try Coastal Calm as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a55 is the best complementary color to Emerald Succulent. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5aa complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #55aa7f and #557faa. Thus found on the left and right of #5aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Emerald Succulent.
The split-complementary Emerald Succulent palette consists of #aa7f55 and #aa557f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a55). Try Limed Oak and Tapestry colors in combination with #5aa, 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 #5aa offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Emerald Succulent. Thus Olive Green and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emerald Succulent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Deluge, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #5aa square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emerald Succulent tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a55) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa55a9 and #5a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #55aaaa is made of 20% red, 40% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald Succulent has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55aaaa is made of 33.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #55aaaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,170,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 40%, 40% |
| CMYK | 33.34, 0, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,33.33%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,50%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6302,-25.5837,-7.9157) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3767,33.583,43.1749) |