Zen Retreat is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #a4a2a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5a5c |
| Color Shade: | cool green (150° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Zen Retreat Color. The Grubenwald color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Forest (#556962) for more energetic effect. Try Siberian Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d5a5c is the best complementary color to Zen Retreat. 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 #5b5d5c 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 Corduroy are #5a5d5a and #5a5d5d. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5d5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Corduroy colors as they work well with Zen Retreat.
The split-complementary Zen Retreat palette consists of #5d5a5a and #5d5a5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5a5c). Try Scorpion and Scorpion colors in combination with #5b5d5c, 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 #5b5d5c 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 Zen Retreat. Thus Chicago and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zen Retreat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scorpion, Scarpa Flow, and Chicago split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5d5c 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. Zen Retreat tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#5d5a5c) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Dust – 120° from the complementary Scorpion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c5a5d and #5c5d5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5d5c is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Zen Retreat has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 1.09% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5d5c is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5d5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,93,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 0.39, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(150,1.09%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(150,2.15%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.2851,-0.999,0.2919) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1605,10.8256,11.6792) |