Description and conversion results of color Blue-green (color Wheel)

It is a dark cyan color having an approximate luminance of 29%. It has a hue value of 168° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Brunswick Green, English Green, Castleton Green, MSU Green, Deep Jungle Green, Sacramento State Green, British Racing Green, Warm Black, Rich Black and UP Forest Green. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Blue-green (color Wheel) to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

rgb(6, 78, 64)
#064e40
hsl(168.3, 85.7%, 16.5%)
hsv(168.3, 92.3%, 30.6%)
lab(29, -24.3, 2.5)
xyz(3.7, 5.9, 5.8)

The hexadecimal, RGB and HSL values can be used in CSS files to define colors of different objects. Select a value easily by clicking on it!

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

Pantone 3305 C
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Pantone 561 C
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Pantone 7729 C
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RAL D2 180 30 35
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RAL 6005
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RAL D2 190 30 30
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Sherwin-Williams 6475
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Sherwin-Williams 6482
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Sherwin-Williams 6468
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Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Blue-green (color Wheel) color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Hooker's Green, Myrtle Green, Viridian, Wintergreen Dream, Morning Blue, Cadet Blue, Steel Teal, Xanadu, Opal, Ash Gray, Cambridge Blue, Gainsboro, Platinum, Light Gray and Mint Cream.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Blue-green (color Wheel) color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to MSU Green, Sacramento State Green, Phthalo Green, Dark Green, Dark Jungle Green, Charleston Green, Pine Tree, Eerie Black, Rich Black (FOGRA39), Black and Rich Black (FOGRA29).

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Blue-green (color Wheel) color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to MSU Green, Brunswick Green, English Green, Dark Slate Gray, Kombu Green, Feldgrau, Outer Space (Crayola), Black Olive, Onyx and Jet.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of yellow, green, cyan and azure colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Army Green, Rifle Green, Sage, Misty Moss, Hunter Green, UP Forest Green, Dark Sea Green, Eton Blue, Brunswick Green, Green Sheen, Polished Pine, Deep Jungle Green, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Cadet Blue, Blue Sapphire, Dark Sky Blue and Maximum Blue.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, green and rose colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to MSU Green, Wintergreen Dream, Illuminating Emerald, Middle Blue Green, Magic Mint, Old Mauve, Wine Dregs, English Lavender, Mountbatten Pink, Orchid Pink and Cotton Candy.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, green, orange and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to English Green, Green Sheen, Polished Pine, Kobicha, Dark Brown, Antique Brass, Tumbleweed, Purple Navy, Independence, Blue Bell and Maximum Blue Purple.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, green, azure, rose and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to English Green, Green Sheen, Polished Pine, Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Iceberg, Aero, Old Mauve, Wine Dregs, Charm Pink, Kobi, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Field Drab, Light French Beige and Khaki (Web).

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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