Katydid Color

#66bc91

Katydid is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, mid yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #99436e
Complementary Color #bc6591
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Katydid Color Sample
Katydid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #66bc91

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Katydid Color. The Iridescent Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Advertising Green (#53a079) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Tone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bc6591 is the best complementary color to Katydid. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66bc91 complementary color is Tapestry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Tree are #65bc65 and #65bbbc. Thus found on the left and right of #66bc91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Tradewind colors as they work well with Katydid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Katydid palette consists of #bc6565 and #bc65bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc6591). Try Contessa and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #66bc91, 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 #66bc91 offers a combination of orange and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Katydid. Thus Muddy Waters and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Katydid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Blue Violet, and Gimblet split by 90° on the color wheel. #66bc91 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm 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. Katydid tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#bc6591) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Tapestry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9065bc and #91bc65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #66bc91 is made of 23% red, 43% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Katydid has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 39.09% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66bc91 is made of 33.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #66bc91
RGB Decimal rgb(102,188,145)
RGB Percentage 23%, 43%, 33%
CMYK 33.73, 0, 16.87, 26.27
HSL hsl(150,39.09%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,45.74%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0606,-36.0018,13.815)
XYZ xyz(28.5735,40.8356,33.1641)
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