Chlorite is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #a1717d |
| Complementary Color | #8e5e69 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chlorite Color. The Steel Pan Mallet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Calmness (#68a895) for more energetic effect. Try Peacock Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e5e69 is the best complementary color to Chlorite. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e8e82 complementary color is Copper Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Patina are #5e8e69 and #5e828e. Thus found on the left and right of #5e8e82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Leaves and Hoki colors as they work well with Chlorite.
The split-complementary Chlorite palette consists of #8e695e and #8e5e82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e5e69). Try Beaver and Strikemaster colors in combination with #5e8e82, 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 #5e8e82 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 Chlorite. Thus Clay Creek and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chlorite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Kimberly, and Avocado split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e8e82 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chlorite tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8e5e69) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #825e8e and #6a8e5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e8e82 is made of 26% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Chlorite has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 20.34% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e8e82 is made of 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5e8e82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,142,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 39%, 36% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 0, 4.71, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(165,20.34%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,33.8%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4182,-19.0222,1.2273) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3184,23.3374,24.6582) |