Gameboy Contrast Color

#0f380f

Gameboy Contrast is soft, 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 #f0c7f0
Complementary Color #380f37
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 13.92% (better contrasting with white)
Gameboy Contrast Color Sample
Gameboy Contrast Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0f380f

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gameboy Contrast Color. The Midnight Moss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Serpent (#113311) for more calm effect. Try Realm of the Underworld as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#380f37 is the best complementary color to Gameboy Contrast. 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 #0f380f complementary color is Loulou, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Palm Leaf are #23380f and #0f3823. Thus found on the left and right of #0f380f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Palm Leaf and Bush colors as they work well with Gameboy Contrast.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gameboy Contrast palette consists of #380f23 and #230f38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#380f37). Try Cedar and Haiti colors in combination with #0f380f, 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 #0f380f 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 Gameboy Contrast. Thus Paco and Haiti giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gameboy Contrast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loulou, Firefly, and Sambuca split by 90° on the color wheel. #0f380f 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. Gameboy Contrast tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#380f37) and two others. The Haiti is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage – 120° from the complementary Loulou. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0f0f38 and #37380f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0f380f is made of 17% red, 65% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Gameboy Contrast has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 57.75% and a lightness of 13.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0f380f is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 78.04% black ink.

HEX #0f380f
RGB Decimal rgb(15,56,15)
RGB Percentage 17%, 65%, 17%
CMYK 16.08, 0, 16.08, 78.04
HSL hsl(120,57.75%,13.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,73.21%,21.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.9007,-24.0517,20.9428)
XYZ xyz(1.6974,2.9644,0.9347)
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