Bold Irish Color

#2a814d

Bold Irish 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 #d57eb2
Complementary Color #81295d
Color Shade: cool green (144.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.53% (better contrasting with white)
Bold Irish Color Sample
Bold Irish Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a814d

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bold Irish 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 darker and more saturated alternative called Camarone (#206937) for more energetic effect. Try Bucolic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#81295d is the best complementary color to Bold Irish. 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 #2a814d complementary color is Camelot, 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 Sea Green are #328129 and #298178. Thus found on the left and right of #2a814d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Forest Green and Lochinvar colors as they work well with Bold Irish.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bold Irish palette consists of #812932 and #782981 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81295d). Try Burnt Umber and Eminence colors in combination with #2a814d, 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 #2a814d 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 Bold Irish. Thus Nutmeg and Minsk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bold Irish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camelot, Bay of Many, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a814d 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. Bold Irish tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#81295d) and two others. The Minsk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Frond – 120° from the complementary Camelot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d2981 and #5d8129.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a814d is made of 17% red, 52% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bold Irish has a hue angle of 144.14°, a saturation of 50.88% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a814d is made of 34.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #2a814d
RGB Decimal rgb(42,129,77)
RGB Percentage 17%, 52%, 31%
CMYK 34.12, 0, 20.39, 49.41
HSL hsl(144.14,50.88%,33.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144.14,67.44%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.9162,-38.3255,20.8292)
XYZ xyz(10.1447,16.7286,9.7154)
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