Lunar Green Color

#3c493a

Lunar Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #c3b6c5
Complementary Color #463949
Color Shade: warm green (112° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Lunar Green Color Sample
Lunar Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c493a

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Lunar Green Color. The Ficus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nature Surrounds (#52634b) for more energetic effect. Try Pointed Fir as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#463949 is the best complementary color to Lunar Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c493a complementary color is Mortar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lunar Green are #434939 and #39493f. Thus found on the left and right of #3c493a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kelp and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Lunar Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lunar Green palette consists of #493943 and #3f3949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#463949). Try Matterhorn and Ship Gray colors in combination with #3c493a, 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 #3c493a offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lunar Green. Thus Matterhorn and Tuna giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lunar Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mortar, Limed Spruce, and Armadillo split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c493a square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Lunar Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#463949) and two others. The Tuna is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Armadillo – 120° from the complementary Mortar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #393b49 and #494639.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c493a is made of 31% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Lunar Green has a hue angle of 112°, a saturation of 11.45% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c493a is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 71.37% black ink.

HEX #3c493a
RGB Decimal rgb(60,73,58)
RGB Percentage 31%, 38%, 30%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 5.88, 71.37
HSL hsl(112,11.45%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(112,20.55%,28.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.4911,-8.6136,7.2789)
XYZ xyz(5.0097,6.0312,4.9031)
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