Shanghai Jade Color

#aad9bb

Shanghai Jade is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #552644
Complementary Color #d9a9c7
Color Shade: cool green (141.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with black)
Shanghai Jade Color Sample
Shanghai Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aad9bb

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Shanghai Jade Color. The Delltone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dusty Aqua (#c0dccd) for more calm effect. Try Enchanted as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9a9c7 is the best complementary color to Shanghai Jade. 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 #aad9bb complementary color is Blossom, 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 Fringy Flower are #b0d9a9 and #a9d9d2. Thus found on the left and right of #aad9bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Sinbad colors as they work well with Shanghai Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shanghai Jade palette consists of #d9a9b0 and #d2a9d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9a9c7). Try Careys Pink and Light Wisteria colors in combination with #aad9bb, 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 #aad9bb 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 Shanghai Jade. Thus Akaroa and Cold Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shanghai Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Pigeon Post, and Akaroa split by 90° on the color wheel. #aad9bb 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. Shanghai Jade tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#d9a9c7) and two others. The Cold Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #baa9d9 and #c8d9a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aad9bb is made of 30% red, 38% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shanghai Jade has a hue angle of 141.7°, a saturation of 38.21% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aad9bb is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #aad9bb
RGB Decimal rgb(170,217,187)
RGB Percentage 30%, 38%, 33%
CMYK 18.43, 0, 11.77, 14.9
HSL hsl(141.7,38.21%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(141.7,21.66%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7854,-21.2054,9.8122)
XYZ xyz(50.3601,61.7596,56.2802)
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