Pointed Cabbage Green Color

#859587

Pointed Cabbage Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #7a6a78
Complementary Color #958593
Color Shade: mid green (127.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Pointed Cabbage Green Color Sample
Pointed Cabbage Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #859587

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pointed Cabbage Green Color. The Harbour Rat color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tabbouleh (#709572) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Limestone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#958593 is the best complementary color to Pointed Cabbage Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #859587 complementary color is Venus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spanish Green are #8b9585 and #85958f. Thus found on the left and right of #859587 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Mantle colors as they work well with Pointed Cabbage Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pointed Cabbage Green palette consists of #95858b and #8f8595 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958593). Try Venus and Mamba colors in combination with #859587, 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 #859587 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pointed Cabbage Green. Thus Schooner and Waterloo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pointed Cabbage Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venus, Oslo Gray, and Natural Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #859587 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Pointed Cabbage Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#958593) and two others. The Waterloo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Venus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #878595 and #939585.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #859587 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pointed Cabbage Green has a hue angle of 127.5°, a saturation of 7.02% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #859587 is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #859587
RGB Decimal rgb(133,149,135)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 6.27, 0, 5.49, 41.57
HSL hsl(127.5,7.02%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(127.5,10.74%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0966,-8.5279,5.4513)
XYZ xyz(24.7935,28.2307,27.064)
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