Aegean Green Color

#4c8c72

Aegean Green is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #b3738d
Complementary Color #8c4c66
Color Shade: green cyan (155.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.35% (better contrasting with white)
Aegean Green Color Sample
Aegean Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c8c72

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aegean Green Color. The Jargon Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Double Jeopardy (#4d786c) for more calm effect. Try Laurel Wreath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8c4c66 is the best complementary color to Aegean Green. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c8c72 complementary color is Cannon Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viridian are #4c8c52 and #4c868c. Thus found on the left and right of #4c8c72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Green and Smalt Blue colors as they work well with Aegean Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aegean Green palette consists of #8c524c and #8c4c86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c4c66). Try Copper Rust and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4c8c72, 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 #4c8c72 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aegean Green. Thus Shadow and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aegean Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cannon Pink, Victoria, and Shadow split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c8c72 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Aegean Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#8c4c66) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Cannon Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #714c8c and #668c4c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c8c72 is made of 23% red, 42% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aegean Green has a hue angle of 155.63°, a saturation of 29.63% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c8c72 is made of 25.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #4c8c72
RGB Decimal rgb(76,140,114)
RGB Percentage 23%, 42%, 35%
CMYK 25.1, 0, 10.19, 45.1
HSL hsl(155.63,29.63%,42.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(155.63,45.71%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.5006,-27.0139,7.56)
XYZ xyz(15.3958,21.5076,19.2595)
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