Phthalo Green Color

#123524

Phthalo Green is calm, 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 #edcadb
Complementary Color #351222
Color Shade: green cyan (150.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 13.92% (better contrasting with white)
Phthalo Green Color Sample
Phthalo Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #123524

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Phthalo Green Color. The Bush color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Intense Green (#123328) for more calm effect. Try Sherwood Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#351222 is the best complementary color to Phthalo 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 #123524 complementary color is Tamarind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bush are #123512 and #123435. Thus found on the left and right of #123524 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seaweed and Firefly colors as they work well with Phthalo Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Phthalo Green palette consists of #351212 and #351234 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#351222). Try Coffee Bean and Wine Berry colors in combination with #123524, 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 #123524 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 Phthalo Green. Thus Mikado and Haiti giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Phthalo Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tamarind, Haiti, and Woodrush split by 90° on the color wheel. #123524 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool 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. Phthalo Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#351222) 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 #241235 and #233512.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #123524 is made of 17% red, 50% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Phthalo Green has a hue angle of 150.86°, a saturation of 49.3% and a lightness of 13.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #123524 is made of 13.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 79.22% black ink.

HEX #123524
RGB Decimal rgb(18,53,36)
RGB Percentage 17%, 50%, 34%
CMYK 13.72, 0, 6.66, 79.22
HSL hsl(150.86,49.3%,13.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150.86,66.04%,20.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.2336,-17.5899,7.0027)
XYZ xyz(1.841,2.8022,2.1129)
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