Arugula Color

#75ad5b

Arugula is soft, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #8a52a4
Complementary Color #935bad
Color Shade: yellow green (100.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Arugula Color Sample
Arugula Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #75ad5b

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Arugula Color. The Cressida color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pistachio (#93c572) for more energetic effect. Try Willow Dyed as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#935bad is the best complementary color to Arugula. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #75ad5b complementary color is Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #9dad5b and #5bad6a. Thus found on the left and right of #75ad5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Fern colors as they work well with Arugula.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arugula palette consists of #ad5b9d and #6a5bad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#935bad). Try Tapestry and Scampi colors in combination with #75ad5b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #75ad5b offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arugula. Thus Tapestry and Waikawa Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arugula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Hippie Blue, and Matrix split by 90° on the color wheel. #75ad5b square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arugula tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#935bad) and two others. The Waikawa Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Teak – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b74ad and #ad935b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #75ad5b is made of 31% red, 45% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Arugula has a hue angle of 100.98°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #75ad5b is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #75ad5b
RGB Decimal rgb(117,173,91)
RGB Percentage 31%, 45%, 24%
CMYK 21.96, 0, 32.15, 32.16
HSL hsl(100.98,33.33%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100.98,47.4%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.298,-33.6573,36.2631)
XYZ xyz(24.168,34.4244,15.2683)
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