Terrarium Color

#5f6d5c

Terrarium is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #a092a3
Complementary Color #695c6d
Color Shade: warm green (109.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Terrarium Color Sample
Terrarium Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f6d5c

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Terrarium Color. The Tornado Wind color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lottery Winnings (#768371) for more calm effect. Try Sunken Battleship as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#695c6d is the best complementary color to Terrarium. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f6d5c complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Willow Grove are #676d5c and #5c6d61. Thus found on the left and right of #5f6d5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siam and Corduroy colors as they work well with Terrarium.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terrarium palette consists of #6d5c67 and #615c6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#695c6d). Try Scorpion and Smoky colors in combination with #5f6d5c, 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 #5f6d5c offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terrarium. Thus Zambezi and Mid Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terrarium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Pine Cone split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f6d5c square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Terrarium tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#695c6d) and two others. The Mid Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flint – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c5f6d and #6d695c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f6d5c is made of 32% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Terrarium has a hue angle of 109.41°, a saturation of 8.46% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f6d5c is made of 5.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #5f6d5c
RGB Decimal rgb(95,109,92)
RGB Percentage 32%, 37%, 31%
CMYK 5.5, 0, 6.67, 57.25
HSL hsl(109.41,8.46%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(109.41,15.6%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.4371,-8.8408,7.74)
XYZ xyz(12.1197,14.1429,12.2163)
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