Kemp Kelly is calm, 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 | #bc84b7 |
| Complementary Color | #7b4375 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (125.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Kemp Kelly Color. The Park Picnic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Par Four Green (#3f8f45) for more energetic effect. Try Ineffable Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b4375 is the best complementary color to Kemp Kelly. 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 #437b48 complementary color is Cannon Pink, 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 Fern Green are #597b43 and #437b64. Thus found on the left and right of #437b48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern Green and Viridian colors as they work well with Kemp Kelly.
The split-complementary Kemp Kelly palette consists of #7b4359 and #64437b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b4375). Try Cosmic and Affair colors in combination with #437b48, 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 #437b48 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 Kemp Kelly. Thus Spicy Mix and East Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kemp Kelly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cannon Pink, East Bay, and Tobacco Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #437b48 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. Kemp Kelly tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#7b4375) and two others. The East Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dingley – 120° from the complementary Cannon Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48437b and #757b43.
In a RGB color space, hex #437b48 is made of 26% red, 47% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Kemp Kelly has a hue angle of 125.36°, a saturation of 29.47% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #437b48 is made of 21.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #437b48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,123,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 47%, 27% |
| CMYK | 21.97, 0, 20, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(125.36,29.47%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(125.36,45.53%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7468,-30.0353,22.2773) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5674,15.8271,8.6289) |