Green Onyx Color

#989a82

Green Onyx is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #67657d
Complementary Color #84829a
Color Shade: mid yellow (65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.69% (better contrasting with white)
Green Onyx Color Sample
Green Onyx Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #989a82

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Onyx Color. The Grey Matters color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gateway Grey (#a0a09c) for more calm effect. Try Great Graphite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84829a is the best complementary color to Green Onyx. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #989a82 complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #9a9082 and #8c9a82. Thus found on the left and right of #989a82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Oyster and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Green Onyx.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Onyx palette consists of #90829a and #828c9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84829a). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #989a82, 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 #989a82 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Onyx. Thus Venus and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Onyx contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Mantle, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #989a82 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Green Onyx tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#84829a) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82989a and #9a8482.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #989a82 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Green Onyx has a hue angle of 65°, a saturation of 10.62% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #989a82 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #989a82
RGB Decimal rgb(152,154,130)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 9.41, 39.61
HSL hsl(65,10.62%,55.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65,15.58%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.8424,-5.0447,12.3735)
XYZ xyz(28.5338,31.3983,25.6757)
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