Longfellow Color

#90b1a3

Longfellow 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 #6f4e5c
Complementary Color #b1909e
Color Shade: green cyan (154.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Longfellow Color Sample
Longfellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #90b1a3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Longfellow Color. The Rainy Afternoon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stratton Blue (#acb8b2) for more calm effect. Try Tile Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b1909e is the best complementary color to Longfellow. 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 #90b1a3 complementary color is Bouquet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #90b192 and #90aeb1. Thus found on the left and right of #90b1a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Cascade colors as they work well with Longfellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Longfellow palette consists of #b19290 and #b190ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1909e). Try Del Rio and Bouquet colors in combination with #90b1a3, 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 #90b1a3 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 Longfellow. Thus Napa and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Longfellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Amethyst Smoke, and Locust split by 90° on the color wheel. #90b1a3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Longfellow tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b1909e) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schist – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a290b1 and #9eb190.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #90b1a3 is made of 30% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Longfellow has a hue angle of 154.55°, a saturation of 17.46% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90b1a3 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #90b1a3
RGB Decimal rgb(144,177,163)
RGB Percentage 30%, 37%, 34%
CMYK 12.94, 0, 5.49, 30.59
HSL hsl(154.55,17.46%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(154.55,18.64%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.4823,-14.0985,3.4412)
XYZ xyz(33.8346,40.0179,40.5913)
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