Cascade Green Color

#a1c2b9

Cascade 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 #5e3d46
Complementary Color #c2a1aa
Color Shade: green cyan (163.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Cascade Green Color Sample
Cascade Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1c2b9

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cascade Green Color. The Peppermint Bar color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Babbling Brook (#becfcd) for more calm effect. Try Icy Waterfall as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c2a1aa is the best complementary color to Cascade 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 #a1c2b9 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow Green are #a1c2a8 and #a1bac2. Thus found on the left and right of #a1c2b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Tower Gray colors as they work well with Cascade Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cascade Green palette consists of #c2a8a1 and #c2a1ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2a1aa). Try Thatch and Lily colors in combination with #a1c2b9, 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 #a1c2b9 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cascade Green. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cascade Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1c2b9 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid 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. Cascade Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c2a1aa) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8a1c2 and #a9c2a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1c2b9 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cascade Green has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 21.29% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1c2b9 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #a1c2b9
RGB Decimal rgb(161,194,185)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 12.94, 0, 3.53, 23.92
HSL hsl(163.64,21.29%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.64,17.01%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.8622,-12.8761,0.8274)
XYZ xyz(42.7467,49.6634,53.2319)
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