Water Fern 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 | #8a486f |
| Complementary Color | #b7749b |
| Color Shade: | cool green (144.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Fern Color. The Free Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vile Green (#8fcdb0) for more energetic effect. Try Quilotoa Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b7749b is the best complementary color to Water Fern. 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 #75b790 complementary color is Turkish Rose, 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 Silver Tree are #7ab774 and #74b7b1. Thus found on the left and right of #75b790 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Neptune colors as they work well with Water Fern.
The split-complementary Water Fern palette consists of #b7747a and #b174b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7749b). Try Turkish Rose and Wisteria colors in combination with #75b790, 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 #75b790 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 Water Fern. Thus Sandal and Purple Mountain's Majesty giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Wild Blue Yonder, and Gimblet split by 90° on the color wheel. #75b790 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. Water Fern tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b7749b) and two others. The Purple Mountain's Majesty is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Turkish Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f74b7 and #9bb774.
In a RGB color space, hex #75b790 is made of 26% red, 41% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Water Fern has a hue angle of 144.55°, a saturation of 31.43% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #75b790 is made of 25.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #75b790 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,183,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 41%, 32% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 0, 15.29, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(144.55,31.43%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(144.55,36.07%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2285,-29.5863,13.2892) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3036,39.6625,32.4967) |