Matte Jade Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #4a3442 |
| Complementary Color | #cbb5c2 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (141.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Matte Jade Green Color. The Marine Grey 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 Periwinkle Tint (#d3ddd6) for more calm effect. Try Life Aquatic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbb5c2 is the best complementary color to Matte Jade Green. 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 #b5cbbd complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b8cbb5 and #b5cbc8. Thus found on the left and right of #b5cbbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Ash and Opal colors as they work well with Matte Jade Green.
The split-complementary Matte Jade Green palette consists of #cbb5b8 and #c8b5cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbb5c2). Try Cold Turkey and Chatelle colors in combination with #b5cbbd, 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 #b5cbbd 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 Matte Jade Green. Thus Silver Rust and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matte Jade Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Foggy Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5cbbd square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Matte Jade Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#cbb5c2) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clay Ash – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb5cb and #c3cbb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5cbbd is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Matte Jade Green has a hue angle of 141.82°, a saturation of 17.46% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5cbbd is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #b5cbbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,203,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0, 5.49, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(141.82,17.46%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(141.82,10.84%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.733,-10.1017,4.4551) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5973,56.2098,56.3796) |