Nephrite is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #926d77 |
| Complementary Color | #926d76 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nephrite Color. The Portsmouth 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 saturated alternative called Stately Stems (#577a6c) for more energetic effect. Try Tranquility as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#926d76 is the best complementary color to Nephrite. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d9288 complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #6d9275 and #6d8992. Thus found on the left and right of #6d9288 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laurel and Juniper colors as they work well with Nephrite.
The split-complementary Nephrite palette consists of #92756d and #926d89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#926d76). Try Almond Frost and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #6d9288, 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 #6d9288 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 Nephrite. Thus Arrowtown and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nephrite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Avocado split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d9288 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, cool red and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nephrite tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#926d76) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #886d92 and #76926d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d9288 is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Nephrite has a hue angle of 163.78°, a saturation of 14.51% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d9288 is made of 14.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #6d9288 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,146,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.5, 0, 3.92, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(163.78,14.51%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.78,25.34%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.6425,-15.0118,1.1289) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0295,25.5866,27.1229) |