Malachite Green Color

#004e00

Malachite Green is deep, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #ffb1ff
Complementary Color #4e004d
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 15.29% (better contrasting with white)
Malachite Green Color Sample
Malachite Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #004e00

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Malachite Green Color. The Cucumber color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Apple II Green (#04650d) for more calm effect. Try Pakistan Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4e004d is the best complementary color to Malachite Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #004e00 complementary color is Blackberry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crusoe are #274e00 and #004e27. Thus found on the left and right of #004e00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Verdun Green and Kaitoke Green colors as they work well with Malachite Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Malachite Green palette consists of #4e0027 and #26004e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e004d). Try Castro and Tolopea colors in combination with #004e00, 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 #004e00 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Malachite Green. Thus Temptress and Stratos giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Malachite Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blackberry, Prussian Blue, and Indian Tan split by 90° on the color wheel. #004e00 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, mid magenta and warm red 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. Malachite Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#4e004d) and two others. The Stratos is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Verdun Green – 120° from the complementary Blackberry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00004e and #4d4e00.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #004e00 is made of 0% red, 100% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Malachite Green has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004e00 is made of 30.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #004e00
RGB Decimal rgb(0,78,0)
RGB Percentage 0%, 100%, 0%
CMYK 30.59, 0, 30.59, 69.41
HSL hsl(120,100%,15.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,100%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.9769,-36.5359,35.2466)
XYZ xyz(2.7244,5.4488,0.9081)
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