Water 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 | #7e4765 |
| Complementary Color | #b8819f |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Green Color. The Green Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Diorite (#9dbfb1) for more calm effect. Try White Spruce as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8819f is the best complementary color to Water 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 #81b89a 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 Acapulco are #83b881 and #81b8b5. Thus found on the left and right of #81b89a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Water Green.
The split-complementary Water Green palette consists of #b88183 and #b581b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8819f). Try Brandy Rose and Lavender Purple colors in combination with #81b89a, 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 #81b89a 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 Green. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Wild Blue Yonder, and Mongoose split by 90° on the color wheel. #81b89a 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 Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b8819f) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a81b8 and #9eb881.
In a RGB color space, hex #81b89a is made of 28% red, 39% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Water Green has a hue angle of 147.27°, a saturation of 27.92% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81b89a is made of 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #81b89a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,184,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 39%, 33% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 0, 11.77, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(147.27,27.92%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147.27,29.89%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3725,-24.3638,9.5393) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0265,41.2812,36.8519) |