Primal Green Color

#11875d

Primal Green is soft, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #ee78a2
Complementary Color #87103a
Color Shade: green cyan (158.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.8% (better contrasting with white)
Primal Green Color Sample
Primal Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #11875d

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Primal Green Color. The Holly Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Biel-Tan Green (#1ba169) for more calm effect. Try Into the Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#87103a is the best complementary color to Primal Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #11875d complementary color is Rose Bud Cherry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Salem are #108721 and #107687. Thus found on the left and right of #11875d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bilbao and Surfie Green colors as they work well with Primal Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Primal Green palette consists of #872110 and #871075 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87103a). Try Tamarillo and Violet Eggplant colors in combination with #11875d, 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 #11875d offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Primal Green. Thus Korma and Persian Indigo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Primal Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Bud Cherry, Blue Gem, and Olivetone split by 90° on the color wheel. #11875d square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Primal Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#87103a) and two others. The Persian Indigo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and La Palma – 120° from the complementary Rose Bud Cherry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d1087 and #3a8710.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #11875d is made of 7% red, 55% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Primal Green has a hue angle of 158.64°, a saturation of 77.63% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #11875d is made of 46.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #11875d
RGB Decimal rgb(17,135,93)
RGB Percentage 7%, 55%, 38%
CMYK 46.27, 0, 16.47, 47.06
HSL hsl(158.64,77.63%,29.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(158.64,87.41%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.7828,-40.8413,14.1768)
XYZ xyz(10.8709,18.2374,13.3031)
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