Hellion 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 | #783a51 |
| Complementary Color | #c5869d |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hellion Green Color. The Whirlpool color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Katydid (#66bc91) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Tree as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5869d is the best complementary color to Hellion 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 #87c5ae complementary color is Viola, 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 Neptune are #86c58f and #86bdc5. Thus found on the left and right of #87c5ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Hellion Green.
The split-complementary Hellion Green palette consists of #c58f86 and #c586bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5869d). Try Old Rose and Viola colors in combination with #87c5ae, 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 #87c5ae 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 Hellion Green. Thus Indian Khaki and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hellion Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Blue Bell, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #87c5ae 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. Hellion Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c5869d) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad86c5 and #9dc586.
In a RGB color space, hex #87c5ae is made of 27% red, 39% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hellion Green has a hue angle of 157.74°, a saturation of 34.83% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87c5ae is made of 24.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.01% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #87c5ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,197,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 39%, 34% |
| CMYK | 24.31, 0, 9.01, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(157.74,34.83%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.74,31.47%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.9128,-24.8267,5.2166) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5979,48.1394,47.3546) |