Poplar Forest Color

#137953

Poplar Forest 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 #ec86ac
Complementary Color #791238
Color Shade: green cyan (157.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Poplar Forest Color Sample
Poplar Forest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #137953

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poplar Forest Color. The Verdant Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Elf Green (#1b8a6b) for more calm effect. Try Fun Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#791238 is the best complementary color to Poplar Forest. 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 #137953 complementary color is Claret, 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 Jewel are #127920 and #126b79. Thus found on the left and right of #137953 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bilbao and Genoa colors as they work well with Poplar Forest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poplar Forest palette consists of #792012 and #79126c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#791238). Try Pueblo and Disco colors in combination with #137953, 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 #137953 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 Poplar Forest. Thus Raw Umber and Persian Indigo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poplar Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Claret, Deep Koamaru, and Olivetone split by 90° on the color wheel. #137953 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. Poplar Forest tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#791238) and two others. The Persian Indigo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Claret. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #521279 and #387912.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #137953 is made of 9% red, 54% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Poplar Forest has a hue angle of 157.65°, a saturation of 72.86% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #137953 is made of 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 52.55% black ink.

HEX #137953
RGB Decimal rgb(19,121,83)
RGB Percentage 9%, 54%, 37%
CMYK 40, 0, 14.9, 52.55
HSL hsl(157.65,72.86%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(157.65,84.3%,47.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.8542,-37.2499,13.1668)
XYZ xyz(8.6673,14.4377,10.5136)
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