Green Wave Color

#c3dcd5

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

Inverse Color #3c232a
Complementary Color #dbc3ca
Color Shade: green cyan (163.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Green Wave Color Sample
Green Wave Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3dcd5

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Wave Color. The Club Soda color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Waterfall Mist (#e4eeea) for more calm effect. Try Tareyton as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbc3ca is the best complementary color to Green Wave. 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 #c3dcd5 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Paris White are #c3dbc8 and #c3d6db. Thus found on the left and right of #c3dcd5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Green Wave.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Wave palette consists of #dbc8c3 and #dbc3d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc3ca). Try Wafer and Maverick colors in combination with #c3dcd5, 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 #c3dcd5 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 Green Wave. Thus Sisal and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3dcd5 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Green Wave tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#dbc3ca) and two others. The Lavender Gray 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 #d5c3db and #cadbc3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3dcd5 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Green Wave has a hue angle of 163.2°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3dcd5 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #c3dcd5
RGB Decimal rgb(195,220,213)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 9.8, 0, 2.74, 13.73
HSL hsl(163.2,26.32%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.2,11.36%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8023,-9.6253,0.6122)
XYZ xyz(60.1091,67.5926,72.8294)
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