Maya Green Color

#98d2d9

Maya Green is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #672d26
Complementary Color #d99f98
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.35% (better contrasting with black)
Maya Green Color Sample
Maya Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #98d2d9

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Maya Green Color. The Glacial Stream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tennis Blue (#7cb5c6) for more calm effect. Try Glacier as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d99f98 is the best complementary color to Maya Green. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #98d2d9 complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #98d9bf and #98b1d9. Thus found on the left and right of #98d2d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Maya Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Maya Green palette consists of #d9bf98 and #d998b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d99f98). Try Pavlova and Can Can colors in combination with #98d2d9, 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 #98d2d9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maya Green. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Maya Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #98d2d9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Maya Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d99f98) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d998d2 and #98d99f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #98d2d9 is made of 26% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Maya Green has a hue angle of 186.46°, a saturation of 46.1% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98d2d9 is made of 25.49% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #98d2d9
RGB Decimal rgb(152,210,217)
RGB Percentage 26%, 36%, 37%
CMYK 25.49, 2.75, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(186.46,46.1%,72.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.46,29.95%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6154,-16.8411,-9.4533)
XYZ xyz(48.5199,57.7783,74.2407)
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