Melbourne is calm, 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 | #b383b4 |
| Complementary Color | #7b4a7c |
| Color Shade: | warm green (118.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Melbourne Color. The Axolotl color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wakatake Green (#6b9362) for more calm effect. Try Firm Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b4a7c is the best complementary color to Melbourne. 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 #4c7c4b 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 Hippie Green are #647c4a and #4a7c62. Thus found on the left and right of #4c7c4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dingley and Como colors as they work well with Melbourne.
The split-complementary Melbourne palette consists of #7c4a64 and #624a7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b4a7c). Try Cannon Pink and Affair colors in combination with #4c7c4b, 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 #4c7c4b 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 Melbourne. Thus Roman Coffee and East Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melbourne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Affair, Blue Bayoux, and Roman Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c7c4b 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. Melbourne tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#7b4a7c) and two others. The East Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow – 120° from the complementary Affair. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a4b7c and #7c7b4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c7c4b is made of 28% red, 45% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Melbourne has a hue angle of 118.78°, a saturation of 24.62% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c7c4b is made of 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #4c7c4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,124,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 45%, 27% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 0, 19.22, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(118.78,24.62%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(118.78,39.52%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.572,-27.0184,21.7506) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4581,16.4598,9.2298) |