Emerald Color

#028f1e

Emerald is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #fd70e1
Complementary Color #8f0172
Color Shade: mid green (131.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Emerald Color Sample
Emerald Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #028f1e

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Color. The Carpet Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kobra Khan (#00aa22) for more energetic effect. Try Green Glutton as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8f0172 is the best complementary color to Emerald. 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 #028f1e complementary color is Fresh Eggplant, 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 Fun Green are #2c8f01 and #018f64. Thus found on the left and right of #028f1e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japanese Laurel and Observatory colors as they work well with Emerald.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emerald palette consists of #8f012c and #64018f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f0172). Try Paprika and Purple colors in combination with #028f1e, 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 #028f1e 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 Emerald. Thus Totem Pole and Navy Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emerald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fresh Eggplant, Smalt, and Chelsea Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #028f1e 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. Emerald tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#8f0172) and two others. The Navy Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limeade – 120° from the complementary Fresh Eggplant. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e018f and #728f01.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #028f1e is made of 1% red, 82% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald has a hue angle of 131.91°, a saturation of 97.24% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #028f1e is made of 55.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #028f1e
RGB Decimal rgb(2,143,30)
RGB Percentage 1%, 82%, 17%
CMYK 55.3, 0, 44.32, 43.92
HSL hsl(131.91,97.24%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(131.91,98.6%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5552,-54.5012,47.2783)
XYZ xyz(10.0818,19.7516,4.5094)
;