Melancholia is soft, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #edc6f2 |
| Complementary Color | #330d39 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (113.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 13.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Melancholia Color. The Gameboy Contrast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Overgrown Temple (#116611) for more energetic effect. Try Midnight Moss as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#330d39 is the best complementary color to Melancholia. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #12390d complementary color is Valentino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Palm Leaf are #27390d and #0d391e. Thus found on the left and right of #12390d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turtle Green and Bush colors as they work well with Melancholia.
The split-complementary Melancholia palette consists of #390d27 and #1e0d39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#330d39). Try Loulou and Valentino colors in combination with #12390d, 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 #12390d offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melancholia. Thus Paco and Blue Zodiac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melancholia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Valentino, Elephant, and Paco split by 90° on the color wheel. #12390d square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melancholia tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#330d39) and two others. The Blue Zodiac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waiouru – 120° from the complementary Valentino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0d1239 and #39340d.
In a RGB color space, hex #12390d is made of 20% red, 65% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Melancholia has a hue angle of 113.18°, a saturation of 62.86% and a lightness of 13.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #12390d is made of 15.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 77.65% black ink.
| HEX | #12390d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,57,13) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 65%, 15% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 0, 17.25, 77.65 |
| HSL | hsl(113.18,62.86%,13.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(113.18,77.19%,22.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.3769,-23.8876,22.5179) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.7852,3.0839,0.8819) |