Green Tourmaline is calm, 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 | #a1547e |
| Complementary Color | #aa5e88 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Tourmaline Color. The Orient Mosaic Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Beau Monde (#7db39e) for more calm effect. Try Gem Silica as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa5e88 is the best complementary color to Green Tourmaline. 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 #5eab81 complementary color is Tapestry, 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 #61aa5e and #5eaaa7. Thus found on the left and right of #5eab81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Breaker Bay colors as they work well with Green Tourmaline.
The split-complementary Green Tourmaline palette consists of #aa5e61 and #a75eaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa5e88). Try Coral Tree and Wisteria colors in combination with #5eab81, 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 #5eab81 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 Green Tourmaline. Thus Muesli and Deluge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Tourmaline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Scampi, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #5eab81 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. Green Tourmaline tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#aa5e88) 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 #805eaa and #87aa5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5eab81 is made of 24% red, 43% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Green Tourmaline has a hue angle of 147.27°, a saturation of 31.43% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5eab81 is made of 30.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #5eab81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,171,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 43%, 33% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 0, 16.47, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(147.27,31.43%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147.27,45.03%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.2341,-33.6215,14.3563) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1415,33.0905,25.9363) |