Southern Belle Color

#a6d6c3

Southern Belle is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #59293c
Complementary Color #d5a6b9
Color Shade: green cyan (156.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with black)
Southern Belle Color Sample
Southern Belle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6d6c3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Southern Belle Color. The Pharaoh's Jade 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 Moody Mist (#cae2d9) for more calm effect. Try Ulthuan Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d5a6b9 is the best complementary color to Southern Belle. 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 #a6d6c3 complementary color is Careys Pink, 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 Sinbad are #a6d5ab and #a6d1d5. Thus found on the left and right of #a6d6c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Sinbad colors as they work well with Southern Belle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Southern Belle palette consists of #d5aba6 and #d5a6d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5a6b9). Try Eunry and Lilac colors in combination with #a6d6c3, 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 #a6d6c3 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 Southern Belle. Thus Akaroa and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Southern Belle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, Wistful, and Green Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6d6c3 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. Southern Belle tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d5a6b9) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3a6d5 and #b9d5a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6d6c3 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Southern Belle has a hue angle of 156.25°, a saturation of 36.92% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6d6c3 is made of 18.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #a6d6c3
RGB Decimal rgb(166,214,195)
RGB Percentage 29%, 37%, 34%
CMYK 18.82, 0, 7.45, 16.08
HSL hsl(156.25,36.92%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(156.25,22.43%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.9144,-19.435,4.2842)
XYZ xyz(49.6228,60.1403,60.6226)
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