Biscay Green is calm, 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 | #aa3956 |
| Complementary Color | #c55571 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (164.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Biscay Green Color. The Aztec Jade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Turkish Teal (#72cac1) for more calm effect. Try Waterfall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c55571 is the best complementary color to Biscay 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 #55c6a9 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Puerto Rico are #55c570 and #55aac5. Thus found on the left and right of #55c6a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Fountain Blue colors as they work well with Biscay Green.
The split-complementary Biscay Green palette consists of #c57055 and #c555aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c55571). Try Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #55c6a9, 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 #55c6a9 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 Biscay Green. Thus Roti and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Biscay Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #55c6a9 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Biscay Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c55571) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a855c5 and #72c555.
In a RGB color space, hex #55c6a9 is made of 19% red, 44% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Biscay Green has a hue angle of 164.6°, a saturation of 49.78% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55c6a9 is made of 44.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #55c6a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,198,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 44%, 37% |
| CMYK | 44.32, 0, 11.38, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(164.6,49.78%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(164.6,57.07%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0129,-39.1261,4.9177) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1018,45.184,44.6183) |