Emerald Wave is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b04c56 |
| Complementary Color | #b34f59 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Wave Color. The Aqua Fresco color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rockpool (#519ea1) for more calm effect. Try Gossamer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b34f59 is the best complementary color to Emerald Wave. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4fb3a9 complementary color is Cadillac, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tradewind are #4fb377 and #4f8bb3. Thus found on the left and right of #4fb3a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Emerald Wave.
The split-complementary Emerald Wave palette consists of #b3774f and #b34f8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b34f59). Try Santa Fe and Tapestry colors in combination with #4fb3a9, 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 #4fb3a9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Emerald Wave. Thus Husk and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emerald Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadillac, Studio, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #4fb3a9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emerald Wave tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b34f59) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Cadillac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a84fb3 and #59b34f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4fb3a9 is made of 19% red, 42% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald Wave has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 39.68% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4fb3a9 is made of 39.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4fb3a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,179,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 42%, 40% |
| CMYK | 39.22, 0, 3.93, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(174,39.68%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174,55.87%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1019,-31.5309,-3.7234) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.506,36.767,43.2359) |