Fresh Herbs is pale, 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 | #c5a0b6 |
| Complementary Color | #5f3950 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (144.32° 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 Fresh Herbs Color. The Government Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Como (#4c785c) for more calm effect. Try Garnet Black Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f3950 is the best complementary color to Fresh Herbs. 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 #3a5f49 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 #3d5f39 and #395f5b. Thus found on the left and right of #3a5f49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Stromboli colors as they work well with Fresh Herbs.
The split-complementary Fresh Herbs palette consists of #5f393d and #5b395f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f3950). Try Congo Brown and Voodoo colors in combination with #3a5f49, 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 #3a5f49 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 Fresh Herbs. Thus Millbrook and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Herbs contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eggplant, Oxford Blue, and Hemlock split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a5f49 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm 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. Fresh Herbs tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#5f3950) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Verdigris – 120° from the complementary Eggplant. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49395f and #505f39.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a5f49 is made of 26% red, 42% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Herbs has a hue angle of 144.32°, a saturation of 24.18% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a5f49 is made of 14.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #3a5f49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,95,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 42%, 32% |
| CMYK | 14.5, 0, 8.62, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(144.32,24.18%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(144.32,38.95%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.0501,-18.6853,8.4789) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0397,9.565,7.7785) |