Arboretum 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 | #8f4560 |
| Complementary Color | #ba6f8a |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (158.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arboretum Color. The Bleached Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Julep (#57aa80) for more calm effect. Try Tranquil Teal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ba6f8a is the best complementary color to Arboretum. 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 #70ba9f complementary color is Turkish Rose, 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 Silver Tree are #6fba79 and #6fafba. Thus found on the left and right of #70ba9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Neptune colors as they work well with Arboretum.
The split-complementary Arboretum palette consists of #ba796f and #ba6faf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba6f8a). Try Old Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #70ba9f, 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 #70ba9f 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 Arboretum. Thus Teak and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arboretum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Wild Blue Yonder, and Gimblet split by 90° on the color wheel. #70ba9f square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta 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. Arboretum tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ba6f8a) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Turkish Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9f6fba and #8bba6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #70ba9f is made of 25% red, 41% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Arboretum has a hue angle of 158.11°, a saturation of 34.91% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70ba9f is made of 29.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #70ba9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,186,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 41%, 35% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 0, 10.59, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(158.11,34.91%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(158.11,39.78%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.222,-29.3368,6.4772) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.499,41.0658,39.1199) |