Viridian Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #43282b |
| Complementary Color | #d7bcbf |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Viridian Green Color. The Jack Frost color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oslo Blue (#a6bdbe) for more calm effect. Try Airflow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7bcbf is the best complementary color to Viridian Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcd7d4 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #bcd7c6 and #bcccd7. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd7d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Viridian Green.
The split-complementary Viridian Green palette consists of #d7c6bc and #d7bccc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7bcbf). Try Wafer and Maverick colors in combination with #bcd7d4, 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 #bcd7d4 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Viridian Green. Thus Sisal and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Viridian Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd7d4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Viridian Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d7bcbf) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4bcd7 and #bfd7bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcd7d4 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Viridian Green has a hue angle of 173.33°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd7d4 is made of 10.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #bcd7d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,215,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.58, 0, 1.17, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(173.33,25.23%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.33,12.56%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.9896,-9.5323,-1.5633) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9231,64.0457,71.6492) |