Carbon Dating is pale, 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 | #a9a4a7 |
| Complementary Color | #5b5559 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (144° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Carbon Dating Color. The Jungle Camouflage 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 Vinca & Vine (#45584c) for more energetic effect. Try Mineral Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b5559 is the best complementary color to Carbon Dating. 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 #565b58 complementary color is Scorpion, 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 Nandor are #565b55 and #555b5a. Thus found on the left and right of #565b58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Corduroy colors as they work well with Carbon Dating.
The split-complementary Carbon Dating palette consists of #5b5556 and #5a555b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b5559). Try Don Juan and Gravel colors in combination with #565b58, 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 #565b58 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 Carbon Dating. Thus Chicago and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carbon Dating contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scorpion, Abbey, and Chicago split by 90° on the color wheel. #565b58 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. Carbon Dating tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#5b5559) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chicago – 120° from the complementary Scorpion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57555b and #595b55.
In a RGB color space, hex #565b58 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Carbon Dating has a hue angle of 144°, a saturation of 2.82% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #565b58 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #565b58 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,91,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 1.18, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(144,2.82%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(144,5.49%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1373,-2.6168,1.04) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3403,10.1652,10.7023) |