Halcyon Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #64555d |
| Complementary Color | #aa9ba3 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (148° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Halcyon Green Color. The Bristol Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mossy Bench (#83a28f) for more energetic effect. Try Verdigreen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa9ba3 is the best complementary color to Halcyon Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9baaa2 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #9baa9b and #9baaa9. Thus found on the left and right of #9baaa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Edward colors as they work well with Halcyon Green.
The split-complementary Halcyon Green palette consists of #aa9b9b and #a99baa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9ba3). Try Dusty Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #9baaa2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9baaa2 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Halcyon Green. Thus Cloudy and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Halcyon Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Delta split by 90° on the color wheel. #9baaa2 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Halcyon Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#aa9ba3) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29baa and #a3aa9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9baaa2 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Halcyon Green has a hue angle of 148°, a saturation of 8.11% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9baaa2 is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #9baaa2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,170,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 0, 3.14, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(148,8.11%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(148,8.82%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.2607,-6.8221,2.3167) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4139,38.3266,39.7664) |