Basil is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #78607b |
| Complementary Color | #9b849e |
| Color Shade: | warm green (113.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Basil Color. The Stone Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Arizona Tree Frog (#669264) for more energetic effect. Try Milpa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b849e is the best complementary color to Basil. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #879f84 complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spanish Green are #949e84 and #849e8e. Thus found on the left and right of #879f84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sage and Mantle colors as they work well with Basil.
The split-complementary Basil palette consists of #9e8494 and #8e849e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b849e). Try Mountbatten Pink and Manatee colors in combination with #879f84, 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 #879f84 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Basil. Thus Bazaar and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Regent Gray, and Zorba split by 90° on the color wheel. #879f84 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basil tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#9b849e) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tallow – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84869e and #9e9b84.
In a RGB color space, hex #879f84 is made of 32% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Basil has a hue angle of 113.33°, a saturation of 12.33% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #879f84 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #879f84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,159,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 37%, 31% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 10.59, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(113.33,12.33%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(113.33,16.98%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0218,-13.7445,11.3239) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5547,31.6131,26.5322) |