Corsican 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 | #7a5362 |
| Complementary Color | #ac8593 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Corsican Color. The Nephrite 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 Hawkesbury (#729183) for more calm effect. Try Plumosa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ac8593 is the best complementary color to Corsican. 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 #85ac9d 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 Cascade are #85ac89 and #85a7ac. Thus found on the left and right of #85ac9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gumbo colors as they work well with Corsican.
The split-complementary Corsican palette consists of #ac8985 and #ac85a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac8593). Try Pharlap and Bouquet colors in combination with #85ac9d, 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 #85ac9d 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 Corsican. Thus Hillary and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Corsican contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Manatee, and Locust split by 90° on the color wheel. #85ac9d 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. Corsican tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ac8593) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sage – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d85ac and #93ac85.
In a RGB color space, hex #85ac9d is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Corsican has a hue angle of 156.92°, a saturation of 19.02% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85ac9d is made of 15.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #85ac9d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,172,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 0, 5.88, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(156.92,19.02%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156.92,22.67%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2214,-16.3578,3.3969) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5112,36.9259,37.4176) |