Morris Artichoke Color

#8cb295

Morris Artichoke 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 #734d6a
Complementary Color #b28ca9
Color Shade: mid green (134.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Morris Artichoke Color Sample
Morris Artichoke Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8cb295

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Morris Artichoke Color. The Mid Cypress 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 soft alternative called Spanish Green (#819885) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Foam as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b28ca9 is the best complementary color to Morris Artichoke. 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 #8cb295 complementary color is Bouquet, 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 Bay Leaf are #96b28c and #8cb2a8. Thus found on the left and right of #8cb295 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Schist and Summer Green colors as they work well with Morris Artichoke.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Morris Artichoke palette consists of #b28c96 and #a78cb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b28ca9). Try Bouquet and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #8cb295, 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 #8cb295 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 Morris Artichoke. Thus Thatch and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Morris Artichoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Bali Hai, and Hillary split by 90° on the color wheel. #8cb295 square combo is a palette of mid green, cool blue, 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. Morris Artichoke tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b28ca9) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Locust – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #958cb2 and #a9b28c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8cb295 is made of 30% red, 38% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Morris Artichoke has a hue angle of 134.21°, a saturation of 19.79% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8cb295 is made of 14.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #8cb295
RGB Decimal rgb(140,178,149)
RGB Percentage 30%, 38%, 32%
CMYK 14.9, 0, 11.37, 30.2
HSL hsl(134.21,19.79%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(134.21,21.35%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1738,-18.7125,10.6618)
XYZ xyz(32.1604,39.5862,34.3796)
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