Emerald Pool Color

#155e60

Emerald Pool is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #eaa19f
Complementary Color #601614
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.94% (better contrasting with white)
Emerald Pool Color Sample
Emerald Pool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #155e60

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Pool Color. The Cyprus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Advantageous (#20726a) for more calm effect. Try Genoa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#601614 is the best complementary color to Emerald Pool. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #155e60 complementary color is Cherrywood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eden are #14603c and #143860. Thus found on the left and right of #155e60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Biscay colors as they work well with Emerald Pool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emerald Pool palette consists of #603c14 and #601438 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#601614). Try Jambalaya and Claret colors in combination with #155e60, 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 #155e60 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Emerald Pool. Thus Saratoga and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emerald Pool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cherrywood, Scarlet Gum, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #155e60 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Emerald Pool tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#601614) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Cherrywood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60145d and #146016.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #155e60 is made of 10% red, 45% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald Pool has a hue angle of 181.6°, a saturation of 64.1% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #155e60 is made of 29.41% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #155e60
RGB Decimal rgb(21,94,96)
RGB Percentage 10%, 45%, 45%
CMYK 29.41, 0.79, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(181.6,64.1%,22.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.6,78.13%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.0023,-20.4861,-7.4577)
XYZ xyz(6.4233,9.0094,12.4668)
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