Como Color

#4c785c

Como is pale, 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 #b387a3
Complementary Color #784b67
Color Shade: cool green (141.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Como Color Sample
Como Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c785c

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Como Color. The Jasper Park color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fresh Herbs (#3a5f49) for more energetic effect. Try Green Adirondack as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#784b67 is the best complementary color to Como. 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 #4c785c complementary color is Eggplant, 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 Como are #51784b and #4b7872. Thus found on the left and right of #4c785c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Green and Cutty Sark colors as they work well with Como.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Como palette consists of #784b51 and #724b78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#784b67). Try Ferra and Affair colors in combination with #4c785c, 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 #4c785c 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 Como. Thus Roman Coffee and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Como contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eggplant, Fiord, and Go Ben split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c785c 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. Como tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#784b67) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dingley – 120° from the complementary Eggplant. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c4b78 and #67784b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c785c is made of 26% red, 42% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Como has a hue angle of 141.82°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c785c is made of 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #4c785c
RGB Decimal rgb(76,120,92)
RGB Percentage 26%, 42%, 32%
CMYK 17.26, 0, 10.98, 52.94
HSL hsl(141.82,22.45%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(141.82,36.67%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.6344,-21.7569,10.6556)
XYZ xyz(11.6287,15.7421,12.5509)
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