Retro Lime is soft, 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 | #e63376 |
| Complementary Color | #cc185c |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Retro Lime Color. The April Fool's Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Teal (#0cb577) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Mountain Meadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc185c is the best complementary color to Retro Lime. 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 #19cc89 complementary color is Maroon Flush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountain Meadow are #18cc2f and #18b5cc. Thus found on the left and right of #19cc89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malachite and Java colors as they work well with Retro Lime.
The split-complementary Retro Lime palette consists of #cc2f18 and #cc18b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc185c). Try Thunderbird and Red Violet colors in combination with #19cc89, 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 #19cc89 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 Retro Lime. Thus Geebung and Purple Heart giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Retro Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maroon Flush, Persian Blue, and La Rioja split by 90° on the color wheel. #19cc89 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Retro Lime tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#cc185c) and two others. The Purple Heart is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lima – 120° from the complementary Maroon Flush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8818cc and #5ccc18.
In a RGB color space, hex #19cc89 is made of 7% red, 56% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Retro Lime has a hue angle of 157.54°, a saturation of 78.17% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #19cc89 is made of 70.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #19cc89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(25,204,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 56%, 37% |
| CMYK | 70.2, 0, 26.27, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(157.54,78.17%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.54,87.75%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0224,-57.0376,21.9234) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5091,45.1985,30.9939) |