Cutty Sark is pale, 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 | #a37e8c |
| Complementary Color | #815b69 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cutty Sark Color. The Tile Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grey Teal (#5e9b8a) for more energetic effect. Try Succulent Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#815b69 is the best complementary color to Cutty Sark. 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 #5c8173 complementary color is Falcon, 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 Viridian Green are #5b8160 and #5b7c81. Thus found on the left and right of #5c8173 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Leaves and Cutty Sark colors as they work well with Cutty Sark.
The split-complementary Cutty Sark palette consists of #81605b and #815b7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#815b69). Try Russett and Strikemaster colors in combination with #5c8173, 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 #5c8173 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 Cutty Sark. Thus Domino and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cutty Sark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falcon, Comet, and Flax Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c8173 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. Cutty Sark tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#815b69) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Falcon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #735b81 and #69815b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c8173 is made of 27% red, 38% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cutty Sark has a hue angle of 157.3°, a saturation of 16.74% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c8173 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #5c8173 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,129,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 38%, 34% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 0, 5.49, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(157.3,16.74%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.3,28.68%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9362,-16.1816,3.4128) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3584,19.2136,19.1188) |