Catnap 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 | #603c53 |
| Complementary Color | #c39fb5 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (141.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Catnap Color. The Spray of Mint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oilcloth Green (#83ba8e) for more energetic effect. Try Moon Glass as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c39fb5 is the best complementary color to Catnap. 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 #9fc3ac complementary color is Lily, 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 Summer Green are #a3c39f and #9fc3be. Thus found on the left and right of #9fc3ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Shadow Green colors as they work well with Catnap.
The split-complementary Catnap palette consists of #c39fa3 and #be9fc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c39fb5). Try Thatch and London Hue colors in combination with #9fc3ac, 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 #9fc3ac 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 Catnap. Thus Bison Hide and Logan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catnap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Coral Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fc3ac 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. Catnap tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c39fb5) and two others. The Logan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab9fc3 and #b5c39f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fc3ac is made of 30% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Catnap has a hue angle of 141.67°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fc3ac is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #9fc3ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,195,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 37%, 33% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 0, 9.02, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(141.67,23.08%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(141.67,18.46%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.6869,-16.6155,7.5913) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2596,49.3797,46.3863) |