Shadow Green Color

#9ac2b8

Shadow 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 #653d47
Complementary Color #c29aa4
Color Shade: green cyan (165° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.24% (better contrasting with white)
Shadow Green Color Sample
Shadow Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9ac2b8

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Green Color. The Cascade 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 Beckett (#85a699) for more calm effect. Try Déjà Vu as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c29aa4 is the best complementary color to Shadow 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 #9ac2b8 complementary color is Oriental Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow Green are #9ac2a4 and #9ab8c2. Thus found on the left and right of #9ac2b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Shadow Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shadow Green palette consists of #c2a49a and #c29ab7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c29aa4). Try Quicksand and Lily colors in combination with #9ac2b8, 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 #9ac2b8 offers a combination of warm yellow and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shadow Green. Thus Coral Reef and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shadow Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, Logan, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ac2b8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, warm 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. Shadow Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c29aa4) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b89ac2 and #a4c29a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9ac2b8 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Green has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 24.69% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ac2b8 is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #9ac2b8
RGB Decimal rgb(154,194,184)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 15.69, 0, 3.92, 23.92
HSL hsl(165,24.69%,68.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(165,20.62%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.398,-15.3383,0.6394)
XYZ xyz(41.2699,48.9143,52.6136)
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