Lucky Shamrock is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #b78584 |
| Complementary Color | #7a4948 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lucky Shamrock Color. The Mirage Lake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Harbor (#5b909a) for more calm effect. Try Sea Star as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a4948 is the best complementary color to Lucky Shamrock. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #487a7b complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Faded Jade are #487a62 and #48607a. Thus found on the left and right of #487a7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Lucky Shamrock.
The split-complementary Lucky Shamrock palette consists of #7a6248 and #7a4860 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a4948). Try Roman Coffee and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #487a7b, 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 #487a7b offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lucky Shamrock. Thus Go Ben and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lucky Shamrock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #487a7b square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lucky Shamrock tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7a4948) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a4879 and #487a49.
In a RGB color space, hex #487a7b is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lucky Shamrock has a hue angle of 181.18°, a saturation of 26.15% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #487a7b is made of 20% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #487a7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,122,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 20, 0.4, 0, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(181.18,26.15%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.18,41.46%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.914,-16.5148,-5.8526) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2072,16.7268,21.2714) |