Guinean Green is soft, 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 | #b57ebf |
| Complementary Color | #764081 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (110.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Guinean Green Color. The Fluorite Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Artichoke Green (#4b6d41) for more calm effect. Try Pine Scent as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#764081 is the best complementary color to Guinean 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 #4a8140 complementary color is Affair, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fern Green are #6a8140 and #408156. Thus found on the left and right of #4a8140 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dingley and Goblin colors as they work well with Guinean Green.
The split-complementary Guinean Green palette consists of #81406a and #564081 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#764081). Try Cannon Pink and Victoria colors in combination with #4a8140, 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 #4a8140 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 Guinean Green. Thus Lotus and East Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Guinean Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Affair, Bismark, and Spicy Mix split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a8140 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Guinean Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#764081) and two others. The East Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Yellow Metal – 120° from the complementary Affair. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #404981 and #817640.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a8140 is made of 28% red, 48% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Guinean Green has a hue angle of 110.77°, a saturation of 33.68% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a8140 is made of 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4a8140 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,129,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 48%, 24% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 0, 25.49, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(110.77,33.68%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(110.77,50.39%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9167,-31.8013,29.4987) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5997,17.5265,7.6221) |