Scud 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 | #532837 |
| Complementary Color | #d7abbb |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scud Color. The Ice Dagger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dew Not Disturb (#cee3dc) for more calm effect. Try Ice Bomb as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7abbb is the best complementary color to Scud. 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 #acd7c8 complementary color is Blossom, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #abd7b2 and #abd0d7. Thus found on the left and right of #acd7c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Sinbad colors as they work well with Scud.
The split-complementary Scud palette consists of #d7b2ab and #d7abd0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7abbb). Try Clam Shell and Melanie colors in combination with #acd7c8, 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 #acd7c8 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 Scud. Thus Akaroa and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Wistful, and Green Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #acd7c8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scud tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d7abbb) and two others. The Light Wisteria 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 #c8abd7 and #bbd7ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #acd7c8 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Scud has a hue angle of 159.07°, a saturation of 34.96% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acd7c8 is made of 16.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #acd7c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,215,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 0, 5.88, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(159.07,34.96%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159.07,20%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.6691,-17.0442,2.7637) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.739,61.5417,63.7954) |