Fly the Green Color

#218d4b

Fly the Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #de72b4
Complementary Color #8d2062
Color Shade: cool green (143.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Fly the Green Color Sample
Fly the Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #218d4b

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fly the Green Color. The Eucalyptus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Get Up and Go (#1a9d49) for more energetic effect. Try Salem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8d2062 is the best complementary color to Fly the Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #218d4b complementary color is Disco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eucalyptus are #2c8d20 and #208d81. Thus found on the left and right of #218d4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Forest Green and Elm colors as they work well with Fly the Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fly the Green palette consists of #8d202c and #81208d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d2062). Try Old Brick and Seance colors in combination with #218d4b, 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 #218d4b offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fly the Green. Thus Rope and Daisy Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fly the Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Disco, Jacksons Purple, and Pacifika split by 90° on the color wheel. #218d4b square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Fly the Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#8d2062) and two others. The Daisy Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olive Drab – 120° from the complementary Disco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b208d and #628d20.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #218d4b is made of 13% red, 57% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Fly the Green has a hue angle of 143.33°, a saturation of 62.07% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #218d4b is made of 42.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #218d4b
RGB Decimal rgb(33,141,75)
RGB Percentage 13%, 57%, 30%
CMYK 42.35, 0, 25.88, 44.71
HSL hsl(143.33,62.07%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(143.33,76.6%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7025,-45.0815,26.819)
XYZ xyz(11.4221,19.8811,9.892)
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