Mid-century Gem Color

#81b39c

Mid-century Gem 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 #7e4c63
Complementary Color #b38197
Color Shade: green cyan (152.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Mid-century Gem Color Sample
Mid-century Gem Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #81b39c

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mid-century Gem Color. The Silent Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dying Moss (#669c7d) for more calm effect. Try Douglas Fir Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b38197 is the best complementary color to Mid-century Gem. 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 #81b39c complementary color is Bouquet, 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 Acapulco are #81b383 and #81b0b3. Thus found on the left and right of #81b39c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Mid-century Gem.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mid-century Gem palette consists of #b38381 and #b381b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b38197). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #81b39c, 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 #81b39c 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 Mid-century Gem. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mid-century Gem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Wild Blue Yonder, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #81b39c 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. Mid-century Gem tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b38197) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swamp Green – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c81b3 and #97b381.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #81b39c is made of 28% red, 39% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mid-century Gem has a hue angle of 152.4°, a saturation of 24.75% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81b39c is made of 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #81b39c
RGB Decimal rgb(129,179,156)
RGB Percentage 28%, 39%, 34%
CMYK 19.61, 0, 9.02, 29.8
HSL hsl(152.4,24.75%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(152.4,27.93%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.9735,-21.4483,6.444)
XYZ xyz(31.1741,39.3076,37.3966)
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