Moss Vale is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #c79eb3 |
| Complementary Color | #61384c |
| Color Shade: | cool green (149.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Vale Color. The Wine Bottle Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Liquid Green Stuff (#3b7a5f) for more energetic effect. Try Government Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#61384c is the best complementary color to Moss Vale. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #38614c complementary color is Eggplant, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Killarney are #386138 and #386160. Thus found on the left and right of #38614c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and William colors as they work well with Moss Vale.
The split-complementary Moss Vale palette consists of #613838 and #603861 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61384c). Try Congo Brown and Voodoo colors in combination with #38614c, 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 #38614c 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 Moss Vale. Thus Millbrook and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Vale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eggplant, Martinique, and Verdigris split by 90° on the color wheel. #38614c square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Vale tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#61384c) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chalet Green – 120° from the complementary Eggplant. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c3861 and #4c6138.
In a RGB color space, hex #38614c is made of 24% red, 42% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Vale has a hue angle of 149.27°, a saturation of 26.8% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38614c is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #38614c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,97,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 42%, 33% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 0, 8.24, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(149.27,26.8%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(149.27,42.27%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.6839,-19.7369,7.5172) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2101,9.9119,8.3707) |