Iridescent Green 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 | #b73f8d |
| Complementary Color | #c04795 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (141° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Iridescent Green Color. The Chateau 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 Silver Tree (#67be90) for more calm effect. Try Katydid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c04795 is the best complementary color to Iridescent Green. 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 #48c072 complementary color is Mulberry, 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 Emerald are #59c047 and #47c0ae. Thus found on the left and right of #48c072 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple and Puerto Rico colors as they work well with Iridescent Green.
The split-complementary Iridescent Green palette consists of #c04759 and #ad47c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c04795). Try Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Amethyst colors in combination with #48c072, 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 #48c072 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 Iridescent Green. Thus Brown Rust and Fuchsia Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iridescent Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulberry, Indigo, and Roti split by 90° on the color wheel. #48c072 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. Iridescent Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c04795) 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 #7147c0 and #95c047.
In a RGB color space, hex #48c072 is made of 19% red, 51% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Iridescent Green has a hue angle of 141°, a saturation of 48.78% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48c072 is made of 47.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #48c072 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,192,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 51%, 30% |
| CMYK | 47.05, 0, 30.58, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(141,48.78%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(141,62.5%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6769,-50.8311,29.6485) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5594,40.2919,22.4023) |