Source Green 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 | #7b495d |
| Complementary Color | #b58497 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Source Green Color. The Opal Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Verdigris Green (#61ac86) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Lettuce as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b58497 is the best complementary color to Source Green. 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 #84b6a2 complementary color is Bouquet, 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 Acapulco are #84b589 and #84b1b5. Thus found on the left and right of #84b6a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Source Green.
The split-complementary Source Green palette consists of #b58984 and #b584b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b58497). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #84b6a2, 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 #84b6a2 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 Source Green. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Source Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #84b6a2 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. Source Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b58497) 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 #a284b5 and #98b584.
In a RGB color space, hex #84b6a2 is made of 28% red, 38% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Source Green has a hue angle of 156°, a saturation of 25.51% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84b6a2 is made of 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #84b6a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,182,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 38%, 34% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 0, 7.84, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(156,25.51%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156,27.47%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1549,-20.7711,4.8707) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7653,40.9701,40.3635) |