Dwarf Spruce 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 | #8e7b82 |
| Complementary Color | #847178 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dwarf Spruce Color. The Singing in the Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Japanese Bonsai (#829f96) for more energetic effect. Try Palmerin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#847178 is the best complementary color to Dwarf Spruce. 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 #71847d complementary color is Empress, 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 Blue Smoke are #718473 and #718184. Thus found on the left and right of #71847d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Sirocco colors as they work well with Dwarf Spruce.
The split-complementary Dwarf Spruce palette consists of #847371 and #847181 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#847178). Try Americano and Fedora colors in combination with #71847d, 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 #71847d 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 Dwarf Spruce. Thus Makara and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dwarf Spruce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Storm Gray, and Bitter split by 90° on the color wheel. #71847d 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. Dwarf Spruce tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#847178) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d7184 and #788471.
In a RGB color space, hex #71847d is made of 31% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dwarf Spruce has a hue angle of 157.89°, a saturation of 7.76% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71847d is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #71847d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,132,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 2.74, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(157.89,7.76%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.89,14.39%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.4859,-8.3752,1.4532) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.763,21.4939,22.5619) |