Dinosaur Color

#7f997d

Dinosaur is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #806682
Complementary Color #967c99
Color Shade: warm green (115.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Dinosaur Color Sample
Dinosaur Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f997d

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dinosaur Color. The Scotland Road color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tuscan Herbs (#658362) for more energetic effect. Try Glade Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#967c99 is the best complementary color to Dinosaur. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f997d complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spanish Green are #8c997c and #7c9989. Thus found on the left and right of #7f997d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Battleship Gray and Oxley colors as they work well with Dinosaur.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dinosaur palette consists of #997c8c and #887c99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#967c99). Try Mountbatten Pink and Mobster colors in combination with #7f997d, 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 #7f997d offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dinosaur. Thus Bazaar and Waterloo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dinosaur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Regent Gray, and Pale Oyster split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f997d square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Dinosaur tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#967c99) and two others. The Waterloo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gurkha – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c7e99 and #99977c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f997d is made of 31% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dinosaur has a hue angle of 115.71°, a saturation of 12.07% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f997d is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #7f997d
RGB Decimal rgb(127,153,125)
RGB Percentage 31%, 38%, 31%
CMYK 10.2, 0, 10.98, 40
HSL hsl(115.71,12.07%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(115.71,18.3%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.5827,-14.7488,11.7326)
XYZ xyz(23.8453,28.7752,23.6994)
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