Boreal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #8e818c |
| Complementary Color | #7e717b |
| Color Shade: | mid green (129.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Boreal Color. The Spirulina color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Laurel (#6e8d71) for more energetic effect. Try Fish Camp Woods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e717b is the best complementary color to Boreal. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #717e73 complementary color is Fedora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #757e71 and #717e79. Thus found on the left and right of #717e73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Boreal.
The split-complementary Boreal palette consists of #7e7175 and #79717e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e717b). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #717e73, 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 #717e73 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Boreal. Thus Spicy Pink and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boreal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Pale Sky, and Tapa split by 90° on the color wheel. #717e73 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Boreal tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#7e717b) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bandicoot – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73717e and #7c7e71.
In a RGB color space, hex #717e73 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Boreal has a hue angle of 129.23°, a saturation of 5.44% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #717e73 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #717e73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,126,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 4.31, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(129.23,5.44%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(129.23,10.32%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4623,-7.0686,4.3543) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3654,19.6702,19.1011) |