Turtle Green Color

#2a380b

Turtle Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #d5c7f4
Complementary Color #180b38
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 13.14% (better contrasting with white)
Turtle Green Color Sample
Turtle Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a380b

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turtle Green Color. The Kyuri Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Camouflage Green (#4b6113) for more energetic effect. Try Green Waterloo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#180b38 is the best complementary color to Turtle Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a380b complementary color is Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turtle Green are #382f0b and #13380b. Thus found on the left and right of #2a380b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waiouru and Deep Forest Green colors as they work well with Turtle Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Turtle Green palette consists of #2f0b38 and #0b1338 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#180b38). Try Valentino and Blue Zodiac colors in combination with #2a380b, 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 #2a380b offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Turtle Green. Thus Loulou and Elephant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Turtle Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Violet, Bottle Green, and Aubergine split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a380b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Turtle Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#180b38) and two others. The Elephant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clinker – 120° from the complementary Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0b2a38 and #38180b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a380b is made of 39% red, 51% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Turtle Green has a hue angle of 78.67°, a saturation of 67.16% and a lightness of 13.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a380b is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 78.04% black ink.

HEX #2a380b
RGB Decimal rgb(42,56,11)
RGB Percentage 39%, 51%, 10%
CMYK 5.49, 0, 17.65, 78.04
HSL hsl(78.67,67.16%,13.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.67,80.36%,21.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.3748,-13.8135,24.9217)
XYZ xyz(2.4294,3.3447,0.8342)
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