Puppeteers Color

#79ccb3

Puppeteers 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 #86334c
Complementary Color #cc7892
Color Shade: green cyan (161.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Puppeteers Color Sample
Puppeteers Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #79ccb3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Puppeteers Color. The Keppel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Flowering Cactus (#a2d4bd) for more calm effect. Try Pale Robin Egg Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cc7892 is the best complementary color to Puppeteers. 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 #79ccb3 complementary color is Puce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Monte Carlo are #78cc89 and #78bbcc. Thus found on the left and right of #79ccb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Half Baked colors as they work well with Puppeteers.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Puppeteers palette consists of #cc8978 and #cc78bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc7892). Try Antique Brass and Hopbush colors in combination with #79ccb3, 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 #79ccb3 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 Puppeteers. Thus Laser and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Puppeteers contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puce, Moody Blue, and Wild Willow split by 90° on the color wheel. #79ccb3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Puppeteers tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#cc7892) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Puce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b278cc and #92cc78.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #79ccb3 is made of 24% red, 40% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Puppeteers has a hue angle of 161.93°, a saturation of 44.86% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #79ccb3 is made of 32.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #79ccb3
RGB Decimal rgb(121,204,179)
RGB Percentage 24%, 40%, 36%
CMYK 32.55, 0, 9.8, 20
HSL hsl(161.93,44.86%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(161.93,40.69%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3784,-31.0895,4.5483)
XYZ xyz(37.6147,50.5054,50.4138)
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