Quintessential is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #3d2439 |
| Complementary Color | #dbc2d6 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (129.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Quintessential Color. The Wishy-Washy Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Minified Green (#dde8e0) for more calm effect. Try Fescue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dbc2d6 is the best complementary color to Quintessential. 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 #c2dbc6 complementary color is Maverick, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sea Mist are #cadbc2 and #c2dbd2. Thus found on the left and right of #c2dbc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Leaf and Paris White colors as they work well with Quintessential.
The split-complementary Quintessential palette consists of #dbc2ca and #d2c2db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc2d6). Try Wafer and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #c2dbc6, 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 #c2dbc6 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quintessential. Thus Wafer and Blue Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quintessential contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maverick, Blue Haze, and Sisal split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2dbc6 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quintessential tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#dbc2d6) and two others. The Blue Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Maverick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c2db and #d7dbc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2dbc6 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Quintessential has a hue angle of 129.6°, a saturation of 25.77% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2dbc6 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #c2dbc6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,219,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 8.23, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(129.6,25.77%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(129.6,11.42%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1032,-12.2461,7.5172) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7727,66.2096,63.1609) |