Katsura Color

#c9e3cc

Katsura 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 #361c33
Complementary Color #e3c8df
Color Shade: mid green (126.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Katsura Color Sample
Katsura Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9e3cc

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Katsura Color. The Country Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frugal (#a5d7b2) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Path as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3c8df is the best complementary color to Katsura. 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 #c9e3cc complementary color is Twilight, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf Crest are #d2e3c8 and #c8e3d9. Thus found on the left and right of #c9e3cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kidnapper and Edgewater colors as they work well with Katsura.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Katsura palette consists of #e3c8d2 and #d9c8e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3c8df). Try Pink Flare and Snuff colors in combination with #c9e3cc, 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 #c9e3cc 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 Katsura. Thus Dust Storm and Blue Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Katsura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twilight, Botticelli, and Pearl Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9e3cc square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Katsura tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#e3c8df) and two others. The Blue Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Twilight. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbc8e3 and #dfe3c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9e3cc is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Katsura has a hue angle of 126.92°, a saturation of 31.71% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9e3cc is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #c9e3cc
RGB Decimal rgb(201,227,204)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 10.2, 0, 9.02, 10.98
HSL hsl(126.92,31.71%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(126.92,11.45%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.8314,-12.8578,8.3362)
XYZ xyz(62.4556,71.7153,67.6774)
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