Basil Pesto is calm, 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 | #ad6291 |
| Complementary Color | #9d5181 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Basil Pesto Color. The Green Garter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adamite Green (#3b845e) for more energetic effect. Try Techno Turquoise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d5181 is the best complementary color to Basil Pesto. 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 #529d6e complementary color is Tapestry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fruit Salad are #5b9d51 and #519d93. Thus found on the left and right of #529d6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Breaker Bay colors as they work well with Basil Pesto.
The split-complementary Basil Pesto palette consists of #9d515b and #93519d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d5181). Try Copper Rust and Affair colors in combination with #529d6e, 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 #529d6e 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 Basil Pesto. Thus Leather and Butterfly Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basil Pesto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Waikawa Gray, and Barley Corn split by 90° on the color wheel. #529d6e square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basil Pesto tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#9d5181) and two others. The Butterfly Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Tapestry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d519d and #819d51.
In a RGB color space, hex #529d6e is made of 23% red, 45% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Basil Pesto has a hue angle of 142.4°, a saturation of 31.38% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #529d6e is made of 29.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #529d6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,157,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 45%, 32% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 0, 18.43, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(142.4,31.38%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.4,47.77%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0054,-34.3123,17.5524) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3511,27.0336,19.0026) |