Frosted Emerald Color

#78b185

Frosted Emerald is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #874e7a
Complementary Color #b177a3
Color Shade: mid green (133.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Frosted Emerald Color Sample
Frosted Emerald Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #78b185

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Emerald Color. The Precious Oxley color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oxley (#779e86) for more calm effect. Try Exploration Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b177a3 is the best complementary color to Frosted Emerald. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78b185 complementary color is Bouquet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bay Leaf are #87b177 and #77b1a1. Thus found on the left and right of #78b185 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Olivine and Acapulco colors as they work well with Frosted Emerald.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosted Emerald palette consists of #b17787 and #a177b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b177a3). Try Turkish Rose and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors in combination with #78b185, 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 #78b185 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frosted Emerald. Thus Sandal and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosted Emerald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Wild Blue Yonder, and Mongoose split by 90° on the color wheel. #78b185 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Frosted Emerald tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b177a3) 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 #8477b1 and #a3b177.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #78b185 is made of 28% red, 41% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Emerald has a hue angle of 133.68°, a saturation of 26.76% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78b185 is made of 22.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #78b185
RGB Decimal rgb(120,177,133)
RGB Percentage 28%, 41%, 31%
CMYK 22.35, 0, 17.25, 30.59
HSL hsl(133.68,26.76%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(133.68,32.2%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.3751,-27.869,16.7228)
XYZ xyz(27.7015,37.1308,27.8972)
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