Shale Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #8c6f8d |
| Complementary Color | #8e7190 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (118° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Shale Green Color. The Forest Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seaweed Tea (#5d7759) for more energetic effect. Try Remote Control as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e7190 is the best complementary color to Shale Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #739072 complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Laurel are #829071 and #719080. Thus found on the left and right of #739072 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Battleship Gray and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Shale Green.
The split-complementary Shale Green palette consists of #907182 and #807190 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7190). Try Mountbatten Pink and Rum colors in combination with #739072, 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 #739072 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shale Green. Thus Opium and Waterloo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shale Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Slate Gray, and Stonewall split by 90° on the color wheel. #739072 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shale Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#8e7190) and two others. The Waterloo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granite Green – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #717290 and #908f71.
In a RGB color space, hex #739072 is made of 31% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shale Green has a hue angle of 118°, a saturation of 11.9% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #739072 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #739072 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,144,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 39%, 31% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 11.76, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(118,11.9%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(118,20.83%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8862,-16.3696,12.6448) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0808,24.8063,19.6493) |