Black Emerald is pale, 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 | #eddde2 |
| Complementary Color | #221217 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (161.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 10.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Emerald Color. The Aztec color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Guerrilla Forest (#142d25) for more energetic effect. Try Lacquer Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#221217 is the best complementary color to Black Emerald. 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 #12221d complementary color is Gondola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aztec are #122215 and #121e22. Thus found on the left and right of #12221d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Racing Green and Bunker colors as they work well with Black Emerald.
The split-complementary Black Emerald palette consists of #221512 and #22121e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#221217). Try Gondola and Gondola colors in combination with #12221d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #12221d 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 Black Emerald. Thus Oil and Revolver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Emerald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gondola, Vulcan, and Hunter Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #12221d square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Emerald tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#221217) and two others. The Revolver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hunter Green – 120° from the complementary Gondola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c1222 and #172212.
In a RGB color space, hex #12221d is made of 22% red, 42% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Black Emerald has a hue angle of 161.25°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 10.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #12221d is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 86.67% black ink.
| HEX | #12221d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,34,29) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 42%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0, 1.96, 86.67 |
| HSL | hsl(161.25,30.77%,10.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(161.25,47.06%,13.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(11.698,-8.2695,1.2357) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.0433,1.3614,1.3702) |