Chinook Color

#9dd3a8

Chinook is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #622c57
Complementary Color #d39dc8
Color Shade: mid green (132.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Chinook Color Sample
Chinook Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9dd3a8

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinook Color. The Serengeti Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Garden Stroll (#7dc683) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Grass as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d39dc8 is the best complementary color to Chinook. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9dd3a8 complementary color is Viola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moss Green are #acd39d and #9dd3c3. Thus found on the left and right of #9dd3a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sprout and Sinbad colors as they work well with Chinook.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chinook palette consists of #d39dac and #c39dd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d39dc8). Try Careys Pink and Light Wisteria colors in combination with #9dd3a8, 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 #9dd3a8 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinook. Thus Eunry and Wistful giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chinook contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Wistful, and Yuma split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dd3a8 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Chinook tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#d39dc8) and two others. The Wistful is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Glade – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a79dd3 and #c7d39d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9dd3a8 is made of 29% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chinook has a hue angle of 132.22°, a saturation of 38.03% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dd3a8 is made of 21.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #9dd3a8
RGB Decimal rgb(157,211,168)
RGB Percentage 29%, 39%, 31%
CMYK 21.18, 0, 16.87, 17.25
HSL hsl(132.22,38.03%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(132.22,25.59%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.9449,-25.986,15.7502)
XYZ xyz(44.2668,56.5838,45.6344)
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