Esmeralda Color

#45be76

Esmeralda is soft, 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 #ba4189
Complementary Color #be448d
Color Shade: cool green (144.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Esmeralda Color Sample
Esmeralda Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #45be76

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Esmeralda Color. The Ocean 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 Intense Jade (#68c89d) for more calm effect. Try Greenish as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#be448d is the best complementary color to Esmeralda. 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 #45be76 complementary color is Mulberry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emerald are #50be44 and #44beb2. Thus found on the left and right of #45be76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple and Puerto Rico colors as they work well with Esmeralda.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Esmeralda palette consists of #be4450 and #b244be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be448d). Try Chestnut and Amethyst colors in combination with #45be76, 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 #45be76 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 Esmeralda. Thus Brown Rust and Fuchsia Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Esmeralda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulberry, Indigo, and Roti split by 90° on the color wheel. #45be76 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Esmeralda tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#be448d) and two others. The Fuchsia Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sushi – 120° from the complementary Mulberry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7544be and #8cbe44.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #45be76 is made of 18% red, 50% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Esmeralda has a hue angle of 144.3°, a saturation of 48.21% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45be76 is made of 47.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #45be76
RGB Decimal rgb(69,190,118)
RGB Percentage 18%, 50%, 31%
CMYK 47.45, 0, 28.24, 25.49
HSL hsl(144.3,48.21%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144.3,63.68%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.0401,-49.9194,26.6998)
XYZ xyz(24.1377,39.4001,23.4723)
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