Illicit Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #a9035d |
| Complementary Color | #fc56af |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Illicit Green Color. The Lunatic Sky Dancer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lime Soap (#7af9ab) for more calm effect. Try Esper's Fungus Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fc56af is the best complementary color to Illicit Green. 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 #56fca2 complementary color is Hot Pink, 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 Screamin' Green are #5dfc56 and #56fcf5. Thus found on the left and right of #56fca2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Screamin' Green and Aquamarine colors as they work well with Illicit Green.
The split-complementary Illicit Green palette consists of #fc565d and #f556fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fc56af). Try Carnation and Heliotrope colors in combination with #56fca2, 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 #56fca2 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 Illicit Green. Thus Tan Hide and Heliotrope giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Illicit Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hot Pink, Cornflower Blue, and Candy Corn split by 90° on the color wheel. #56fca2 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. Illicit Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#fc56af) and two others. The Heliotrope is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Yellow – 120° from the complementary Hot Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a156fc and #b0fc56.
In a RGB color space, hex #56fca2 is made of 17% red, 50% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Illicit Green has a hue angle of 147.47°, a saturation of 96.51% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56fca2 is made of 65.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #56fca2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,252,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 50%, 32% |
| CMYK | 65.09, 0, 35.29, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(147.47,96.51%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147.47,65.87%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.0206,-62.4879,30.8632) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1697,74.2079,46.1253) |