Julep Color

#57aa80

Julep is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #a8557f
Complementary Color #aa5780
Color Shade: cool green (149.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Julep Color Sample
Julep Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #57aa80

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Julep Color. The Succulent Green 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 Mid-century Gem (#81b39c) for more calm effect. Try Orient Mosaic Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aa5780 is the best complementary color to Julep. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #57aa80 complementary color is Tapestry, 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 Aqua Forest are #57aa57 and #57aaa9. Thus found on the left and right of #57aa80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Tradewind colors as they work well with Julep.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Julep palette consists of #aa5757 and #a957aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa5780). Try Matrix and Wisteria colors in combination with #57aa80, 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 #57aa80 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 Julep. Thus Limed Oak and Deluge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Julep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Scampi, and Olive Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #57aa80 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red 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. Julep tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#aa5780) and two others. The Deluge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chelsea Cucumber – 120° from the complementary Tapestry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f57aa and #80aa57.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #57aa80 is made of 23% red, 44% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Julep has a hue angle of 149.64°, a saturation of 32.81% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #57aa80 is made of 32.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #57aa80
RGB Decimal rgb(87,170,128)
RGB Percentage 23%, 44%, 33%
CMYK 32.55, 0, 16.47, 33.33
HSL hsl(149.64,32.81%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(149.64,48.82%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.6181,-35.2522,14.0046)
XYZ xyz(22.2015,32.3342,25.4931)
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