Rookwood Blue 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 | #8c7b87 |
| Complementary Color | #84727f |
| Color Shade: | cool green (137.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Rookwood Blue Green Color. The Dense Shrub color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Windrock (#5e6c62) for more energetic effect. Try Painted Turtle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#84727f is the best complementary color to Rookwood Blue 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 #738478 complementary color is Fedora, 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 Xanadu are #768472 and #728480. Thus found on the left and right of #738478 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Rookwood Blue Green.
The split-complementary Rookwood Blue Green palette consists of #847276 and #807284 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84727f). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #738478, 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 #738478 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 Rookwood Blue Green. Thus Americano and Topaz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rookwood Blue Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Storm Gray, and Bandicoot split by 90° on the color wheel. #738478 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. Rookwood Blue Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#84727f) and two others. The Topaz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bitter – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #777284 and #7f8472.
In a RGB color space, hex #738478 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Rookwood Blue Green has a hue angle of 137.65°, a saturation of 6.88% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #738478 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #738478 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,132,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 0, 4.7, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(137.65,6.88%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(137.65,12.88%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.4961,-8.6851,4.3892) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7117,21.5034,20.9337) |