Expressionism Green Color

#52bc9a

Expressionism Green is calm, 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 #ad4365
Complementary Color #bc5173
Color Shade: green cyan (160.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Expressionism Green Color Sample
Expressionism Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52bc9a

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Expressionism Green Color. The Jamaican Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mintage (#78bfb2) for more calm effect. Try Ming Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bc5173 is the best complementary color to Expressionism 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 #52bc9a complementary color is Blush, 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 Puerto Rico are #51bc64 and #51a9bc. Thus found on the left and right of #52bc9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Fountain Blue colors as they work well with Expressionism Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Expressionism Green palette consists of #bc6451 and #bc51a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc5173). Try Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #52bc9a, 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 #52bc9a 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 Expressionism Green. Thus Twine and Fuchsia Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Expressionism Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blush, Blue Violet, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #52bc9a 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. Expressionism Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#bc5173) and two others. The Fuchsia Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Blush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a51bc and #73bc51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52bc9a is made of 19% red, 44% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Expressionism Green has a hue angle of 160.75°, a saturation of 44.17% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52bc9a is made of 41.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #52bc9a
RGB Decimal rgb(82,188,154)
RGB Percentage 19%, 44%, 36%
CMYK 41.57, 0, 13.34, 26.27
HSL hsl(160.75,44.17%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(160.75,56.38%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.536,-38.8104,8.0717)
XYZ xyz(27.2956,40.0934,36.872)
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