Cambridge Blue Color

#a3c1ad

Cambridge Blue 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 #5c3e52
Complementary Color #c1a3b6
Color Shade: cool green (140° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Cambridge Blue Color Sample
Cambridge Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a3c1ad

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cambridge Blue Color. The Veiled Chameleon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Piedmont (#c2cec5) for more calm effect. Try Oilcloth Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c1a3b6 is the best complementary color to Cambridge Blue. 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 #a3c1ad complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Rain are #a7c1a3 and #a3c1bc. Thus found on the left and right of #a3c1ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Opal colors as they work well with Cambridge Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cambridge Blue palette consists of #c1a3a8 and #bba3c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1a3b6). Try Thatch and London Hue colors in combination with #a3c1ad, 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 #a3c1ad 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 Cambridge Blue. Thus Malta and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cambridge Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Bison Hide split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3c1ad square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Cambridge Blue tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c1a3b6) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke 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 #ada3c1 and #b6c1a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a3c1ad is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cambridge Blue has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 19.48% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3c1ad is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #a3c1ad
RGB Decimal rgb(163,193,173)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 7.85, 24.31
HSL hsl(140,19.48%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(140,15.54%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.4162,-14.0546,6.6962)
XYZ xyz(41.717,48.9436,46.7835)
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