Brook Green 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 | #502233 |
| Complementary Color | #ddafc0 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Brook Green Color. The Vista Blue 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 Light Picnic Bay (#cde5de) for more calm effect. Try Seaglass as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ddafc0 is the best complementary color to Brook Green. 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 #afddcc 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 Fringy Flower are #afddb5 and #afd7dd. Thus found on the left and right of #afddcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Brook Green.
The split-complementary Brook Green palette consists of #ddb5af and #ddafd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddafc0). Try Cavern Pink and Melanie colors in combination with #afddcc, 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 #afddcc 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 Brook Green. Thus Grain Brown and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brook Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Cold Purple, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #afddcc 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. Brook Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ddafc0) and two others. The Prelude 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 #ccafdd and #c0ddaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #afddcc is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Brook Green has a hue angle of 157.83°, a saturation of 40.35% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afddcc is made of 18.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #afddcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,221,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 0, 6.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(157.83,40.35%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.83,20.81%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.5797,-18.3093,3.4369) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4347,65.1865,66.84) |