Prickly Pear Cactus is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #966e91 |
| Complementary Color | #91698c |
| Color Shade: | mid green (127.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Prickly Pear Cactus Color. The Green Goddess color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Xanadu (#738678) for more calm effect. Try Comfrey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#91698c is the best complementary color to Prickly Pear Cactus. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69916e complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Laurel are #779169 and #699182. Thus found on the left and right of #69916e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Highland and Viridian Green colors as they work well with Prickly Pear Cactus.
The split-complementary Prickly Pear Cactus palette consists of #916977 and #826991 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91698c). Try Opium and Rum colors in combination with #69916e, 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 #69916e offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prickly Pear Cactus. Thus Opium and Kimberly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prickly Pear Cactus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Lynch, and Arrowtown split by 90° on the color wheel. #69916e square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prickly Pear Cactus tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#91698c) and two others. The Kimberly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Avocado – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e6991 and #8b9169.
In a RGB color space, hex #69916e is made of 29% red, 40% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Prickly Pear Cactus has a hue angle of 127.5°, a saturation of 16% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69916e is made of 15.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #69916e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,145,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 40%, 31% |
| CMYK | 15.68, 0, 13.72, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(127.5,16%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(127.5,27.59%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4661,-21.2077,14.2313) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7656,24.3798,18.4686) |