Sheffield Color

#638f7b

Sheffield 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 #9c7084
Complementary Color #8f6276
Color Shade: green cyan (152.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Sheffield Color Sample
Sheffield Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #638f7b

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sheffield Color. The Stockleaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Atlas Cedar Green (#667a6e) for more calm effect. Try Melon Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8f6276 is the best complementary color to Sheffield. 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 #638f7b complementary color is Strikemaster, 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 Viridian Green are #628f64 and #628d8f. Thus found on the left and right of #638f7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glade Green and Juniper colors as they work well with Sheffield.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sheffield palette consists of #8f6462 and #8f628d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f6276). Try Copper Rose and Strikemaster colors in combination with #638f7b, 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 #638f7b 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 Sheffield. Thus Cement and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sheffield contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Kimberly, and Avocado split by 90° on the color wheel. #638f7b 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. Sheffield tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#8f6276) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b628f and #778f62.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #638f7b is made of 27% red, 39% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sheffield has a hue angle of 152.73°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #638f7b is made of 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #638f7b
RGB Decimal rgb(99,143,123)
RGB Percentage 27%, 39%, 34%
CMYK 17.26, 0, 7.84, 43.92
HSL hsl(152.73,18.18%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(152.73,30.77%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.8141,-19.5517,5.854)
XYZ xyz(18.5432,23.7276,22.3415)
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