Méi Hēi Coal Color

#123120

Méi Hēi Coal is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #edcedf
Complementary Color #311222
Color Shade: cool green (147.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 13.14% (better contrasting with white)
Méi Hēi Coal Color Sample
Méi Hēi Coal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #123120

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Méi Hēi Coal Color. The Deep Fir color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Everglade (#1c402e) for more calm effect. Try Zucchini as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#311222 is the best complementary color to Méi Hēi Coal. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #123120 complementary color is Tamarind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Celtic are #133112 and #12312f. Thus found on the left and right of #123120 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seaweed and Gable Green colors as they work well with Méi Hēi Coal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Méi Hēi Coal palette consists of #311213 and #2f1231 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#311222). Try Tamarind and Revolver colors in combination with #123120, 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 #123120 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Méi Hēi Coal. Thus Mikado and Haiti giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Méi Hēi Coal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tamarind, Ebony, and Mikado split by 90° on the color wheel. #123120 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Méi Hēi Coal tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#311222) and two others. The Haiti is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seaweed – 120° from the complementary Tamarind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #201231 and #233112.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #123120 is made of 18% red, 49% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Méi Hēi Coal has a hue angle of 147.1°, a saturation of 46.27% and a lightness of 13.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #123120 is made of 12.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 80.78% black ink.

HEX #123120
RGB Decimal rgb(18,49,32)
RGB Percentage 18%, 49%, 32%
CMYK 12.16, 0, 6.67, 80.78
HSL hsl(147.1,46.27%,13.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(147.1,63.27%,19.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(17.5968,-16.444,7.4464)
XYZ xyz(1.6085,2.4295,1.7507)
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