Japanese Laurel is soft, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #d08acd |
| Complementary Color | #742f71 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (122.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Laurel Color. The Beating Around the Bush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Online Lime (#44883c) for more calm effect. Try Deep into the Wood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#742f71 is the best complementary color to Japanese Laurel. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2f7532 complementary color is Plum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Goblin are #4f742f and #2f7454. Thus found on the left and right of #2f7532 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chalet Green and Amazon colors as they work well with Japanese Laurel.
The split-complementary Japanese Laurel palette consists of #742f4f and #542f74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#742f71). Try Finn and Minsk colors in combination with #2f7532, 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 #2f7532 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Laurel. Thus Spice and Jacarta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Laurel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plum, San Juan, and Old Copper split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f7532 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Laurel tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#742f71) and two others. The Jacarta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pesto – 120° from the complementary Plum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #312f74 and #71742f.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f7532 is made of 22% red, 55% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Laurel has a hue angle of 122.57°, a saturation of 42.68% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f7532 is made of 27.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #2f7532 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,117,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 55%, 23% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 0, 26.27, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(122.57,42.68%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(122.57,59.83%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5911,-36.7421,30.1484) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1093,13.5572,5.207) |