Copenhagen 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 | #52373f |
| Complementary Color | #c8adb5 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (162.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Copenhagen Color. The Bella Green 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 Sprout Green (#cbd7d2) for more calm effect. Try Mild Evergreen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8adb5 is the best complementary color to Copenhagen. 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 #adc8c0 complementary color is Lily, 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 Opal are #adc8b2 and #adc2c8. Thus found on the left and right of #adc8c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Opal colors as they work well with Copenhagen.
The split-complementary Copenhagen palette consists of #c8b2ad and #c8adc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8adb5). Try Cold Turkey and Lily colors in combination with #adc8c0, 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 #adc8c0 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 Copenhagen. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Copenhagen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #adc8c0 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. Copenhagen tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c8adb5) and two others. The London Hue 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 #c0adc8 and #b5c8ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #adc8c0 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Copenhagen has a hue angle of 162.22°, a saturation of 19.71% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adc8c0 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #adc8c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,200,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 3.14, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(162.22,19.71%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(162.22,13.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.4609,-10.6465,0.9302) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4023,53.9986,57.7936) |