Melon 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 | #8b5372 |
| Complementary Color | #ac7392 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (146.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Melon Green Color. The Summer Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Solitary Tree (#539b6a) for more energetic effect. Try Vintage Vessel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ac7392 is the best complementary color to Melon 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 #74ac8d complementary color is Bouquet, 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 Bay Leaf are #76ac73 and #73aca9. Thus found on the left and right of #74ac8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Melon Green.
The split-complementary Melon Green palette consists of #ac7376 and #a973ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac7392). Try Coral Tree and Wisteria colors in combination with #74ac8d, 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 #74ac8d 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 Melon Green. Thus Sandal and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melon Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Kimberly, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #74ac8d 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. Melon Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#ac7392) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Smoke – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d73ac and #92ac73.
In a RGB color space, hex #74ac8d is made of 27% red, 40% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Melon Green has a hue angle of 146.79°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74ac8d is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #74ac8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,172,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 40%, 33% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 0, 12.16, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(146.79,25.23%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(146.79,32.56%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.8584,-25.1198,10.1718) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7627,35.1411,30.5717) |