Pale Jade Color

#77c3b4

Pale Jade is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #883c4b
Complementary Color #c27786
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.16° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Pale Jade Color Sample
Pale Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #77c3b4

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Jade Color. The Green Crush color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chloride (#93d8c2) for more energetic effect. Try Expressionism Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c27786 is the best complementary color to Pale Jade. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77c3b4 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #77c28e and #77abc2. Thus found on the left and right of #77c3b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Pale Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Jade palette consists of #c28e77 and #c277ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c27786). Try Old Rose and Viola colors in combination with #77c3b4, 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 #77c3b4 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Jade. Thus Gimblet and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #77c3b4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Pale Jade tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c27786) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b377c2 and #86c277.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #77c3b4 is made of 24% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Jade has a hue angle of 168.16°, a saturation of 38.78% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77c3b4 is made of 29.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #77c3b4
RGB Decimal rgb(119,195,180)
RGB Percentage 24%, 39%, 36%
CMYK 29.8, 0, 5.88, 23.53
HSL hsl(168.16,38.78%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.16,38.97%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.7058,-27.0525,0.1154)
XYZ xyz(35.3611,46.2474,50.2429)
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