Reclining Green Color

#b7d7bf

Reclining Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #482840
Complementary Color #d7b6cf
Color Shade: mid green (135° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with black)
Reclining Green Color Sample
Reclining Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7d7bf

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Reclining Green Color. The Garden Goddess color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tint of Green (#dae9dc) for more calm effect. Try Cactus Blossom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d7b6cf is the best complementary color to Reclining Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7d7bf complementary color is Thistle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, mid green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf are #bed7b6 and #b6d7cf. Thus found on the left and right of #b7d7bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pixie Green and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Reclining Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reclining Green palette consists of #d7b6be and #cfb6d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7b6cf). Try Blossom and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #b7d7bf, 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 #b7d7bf 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 Reclining Green. Thus Clam Shell and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reclining Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thistle, Casper, and Soft Amber split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7d7bf square combo is a palette of mid green, cool blue, mid 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. Reclining Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#d7b6cf) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Mist – 120° from the complementary Thistle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfb6d7 and #cfd7b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7d7bf is made of 31% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Reclining Green has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7d7bf is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #b7d7bf
RGB Decimal rgb(183,215,191)
RGB Percentage 31%, 37%, 32%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 9.41, 15.69
HSL hsl(135,28.57%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(135,14.88%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.1414,-15.1884,8.3108)
XYZ xyz(53.2328,62.4297,58.5347)
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