Foul 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 | #7a385e |
| Complementary Color | #c785ab |
| Color Shade: | cool green (145.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Foul Green Color. The Clover Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Feather Green (#a3d0b6) for more calm effect. Try Glenwood Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c785ab is the best complementary color to Foul 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 #85c7a1 complementary color is Viola, 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 De York are #8ac785 and #85c7c2. Thus found on the left and right of #85c7a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Half Baked colors as they work well with Foul Green.
The split-complementary Foul Green palette consists of #c7858a and #c285c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c785ab). Try Old Rose and East Side colors in combination with #85c7a1, 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 #85c7a1 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 Foul Green. Thus Sorrell Brown and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foul Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Ship Cove, and Yuma split by 90° on the color wheel. #85c7a1 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. Foul Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c785ab) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Glade – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a185c7 and #abc785.
In a RGB color space, hex #85c7a1 is made of 27% red, 40% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Foul Green has a hue angle of 145.45°, a saturation of 37.08% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85c7a1 is made of 25.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #85c7a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,199,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 40%, 33% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 0, 14.9, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(145.45,37.08%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(145.45,33.17%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0807,-29.0612,12.4522) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5293,48.4066,41.1363) |