Emerald Cory Color

#52c170

Emerald Cory is soft, 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 #ad3e8f
Complementary Color #c151a3
Color Shade: cool green (136.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Emerald Cory Color Sample
Emerald Cory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52c170

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Cory Color. The Leapfrog color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jocose Jade (#77cc99) for more calm effect. Try Sēn Lín Lǜ Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c151a3 is the best complementary color to Emerald Cory. 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 #52c170 complementary color is Mulberry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emerald are #6bc151 and #51c1a7. Thus found on the left and right of #52c170 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantis and Puerto Rico colors as they work well with Emerald Cory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emerald Cory palette consists of #c1516b and #a751c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c151a3). Try Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Amethyst colors in combination with #52c170, 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 #52c170 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 Emerald Cory. Thus Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Fuchsia Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emerald Cory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulberry, Indigo, and Roti split by 90° on the color wheel. #52c170 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Emerald Cory tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c151a3) and two others. The Fuchsia Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celery – 120° from the complementary Mulberry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f51c1 and #a3c151.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52c170 is made of 21% red, 50% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald Cory has a hue angle of 136.22°, a saturation of 47.23% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52c170 is made of 43.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #52c170
RGB Decimal rgb(82,193,112)
RGB Percentage 21%, 50%, 29%
CMYK 43.53, 0, 31.77, 24.31
HSL hsl(136.22,47.23%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(136.22,57.51%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.2485,-49.3883,31.4867)
XYZ xyz(25.4743,41.1036,21.9204)
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