Refreshing Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #9e858b |
| Complementary Color | #7a6167 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Refreshing Green Color. The Pool Tide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Longmeadow (#77928a) for more calm effect. Try Nephrite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a6167 is the best complementary color to Refreshing Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #617a74 complementary color is Falcon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #617a67 and #61737a. Thus found on the left and right of #617a74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glade Green and Nevada colors as they work well with Refreshing Green.
The split-complementary Refreshing Green palette consists of #7a6761 and #7a6173 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a6167). Try Sandstone and Falcon colors in combination with #617a74, 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 #617a74 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Refreshing Green. Thus Pablo and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refreshing Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falcon, Dolphin, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #617a74 square combo is a palette of warm 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. Refreshing Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7a6167) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Falcon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74617a and #677a61.
In a RGB color space, hex #617a74 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Refreshing Green has a hue angle of 165.6°, a saturation of 11.42% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #617a74 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #617a74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,122,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 2.35, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(165.6,11.42%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.6,20.49%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1564,-10.3953,0.2817) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0417,17.7214,19.1508) |