Memphis Green is pale, 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 | #a16284 |
| Complementary Color | #9d5e80 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Memphis Green Color. The Dark Jade 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 Verdigreen (#81a595) for more calm effect. Try Verdigris Roundhead as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d5e80 is the best complementary color to Memphis 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 #5e9d7b complementary color is Strikemaster, 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 Aqua Forest are #609d5e and #5e9d9a. Thus found on the left and right of #5e9d7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Breaker Bay colors as they work well with Memphis Green.
The split-complementary Memphis Green palette consists of #9d5e60 and #9a5e9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d5e80). Try Au Chico and Trendy Pink colors in combination with #5e9d7b, 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 #5e9d7b 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 Memphis Green. Thus Leather and Deluge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Memphis Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Scampi, and Barley Corn split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e9d7b 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. Memphis Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#9d5e80) and two others. The Deluge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a5e9d and #809d5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e9d7b is made of 25% red, 42% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Memphis Green has a hue angle of 147.62°, a saturation of 25.1% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e9d7b is made of 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5e9d7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,157,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 42%, 33% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 0, 13.33, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(147.62,25.1%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147.62,40.13%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.8197,-28.1888,11.5064) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2482,27.9237,23.0615) |