Lovage Green Color

#98b1a6

Lovage 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 #674e59
Complementary Color #b197a2
Color Shade: green cyan (153.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Lovage Green Color Sample
Lovage Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #98b1a6

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lovage Green Color. The Green Milieu 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 Tranquility (#8e9b96) for more calm effect. Try Parisian Patina as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b197a2 is the best complementary color to Lovage 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 #98b1a6 complementary color is Dusty Gray, 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 Pewter are #97b199 and #97afb1. Thus found on the left and right of #98b1a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Lovage Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lovage Green palette consists of #b19997 and #b197af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b197a2). Try Del Rio and Shady Lady colors in combination with #98b1a6, 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 #98b1a6 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 Lovage Green. Thus Napa and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lovage Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Taupe Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #98b1a6 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. Lovage Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b197a2) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schist – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a597b1 and #a2b197.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #98b1a6 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lovage Green has a hue angle of 153.6°, a saturation of 13.81% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98b1a6 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #98b1a6
RGB Decimal rgb(152,177,166)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 9.8, 0, 4.31, 30.59
HSL hsl(153.6,13.81%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(153.6,14.12%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0868,-10.8004,2.7312)
XYZ xyz(35.554,40.8729,42.0917)
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