Succulent Green Color

#5e9b86

Succulent Green 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 #a16479
Complementary Color #9b5e72
Color Shade: green cyan (159.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Succulent Green Color Sample
Succulent Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e9b86

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Succulent Green Color. The Frosty Spruce color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Glacial Green (#6fb7a8) for more energetic effect. Try Gnome as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9b5e72 is the best complementary color to Succulent 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 #5e9b86 complementary color is Copper Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Patina are #5e9b67 and #5e919b. Thus found on the left and right of #5e9b86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Horizon colors as they work well with Succulent Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Succulent Green palette consists of #9b675e and #9b5e91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b5e72). Try Au Chico and Strikemaster colors in combination with #5e9b86, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5e9b86 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 Succulent Green. Thus Barley Corn and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Succulent Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Scampi, and Avocado split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e9b86 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Succulent Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#9b5e72) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #865e9b and #729b5e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e9b86 is made of 25% red, 40% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Succulent Green has a hue angle of 159.34°, a saturation of 24.5% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e9b86 is made of 23.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #5e9b86
RGB Decimal rgb(94,155,134)
RGB Percentage 25%, 40%, 35%
CMYK 23.92, 0, 8.23, 39.22
HSL hsl(159.34,24.5%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(159.34,39.35%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.4742,-24.783,4.815)
XYZ xyz(20.6405,27.5436,26.7828)
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