History Main / RedGreenContrast

* A variatio with Cosmo and Wanda of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Cosmo is an idiot prone to granting destructive wishes who wears green, and Wanda is his smarter yet temperamental wife who wears pink.

In many ways it is more associated with [[GoodColorsEvilColors the battle of good and evil]], whichever color representing which being interchangeable depending on the media:

* Red can be viewed as the color of passion, giving warmth and inspiring courage, while it can also be seen as representing [[PlayingWithFire fire's]] destructive capabilities. It is commonly used as the main color for the PrimaryColorChampion (red being one of three primary colors), making it [[RedIsHeroic heroic]] in-context. When red represents an evil or villainous force, it is commonly associated with [[RedIsViolent hatred and violence]] and the color of blood, and is usually [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver paired with black]] for emphasis.
* Green is placed as a more serene and natural color, secondary colors meant to calm rather than excite. Heroes and heroic forces associated with green are often based around [[GreenThumb plant-life,]] the forces of nature and the Earth. When placed in-contrast to a PrimaryColorChampion, green can be used as the most prominent color for the SecondaryColorNemesis, making them GreenAndMean with the SicklyGreenGlow of sickness, nausea and toxins.

* Red can be viewed as the color of passion, giving warmth and inspiring courage, while it can also be seen as representing fire's destructive capabilities. It is commonly used as the main color for the PrimaryColorChampion (red being one of three primary colors), making it [[RedIsHeroic heroic]] in-context. When red represents an evil or villainous force, it is commonly associated with [[RedIsViolent hatred and violence]] and the color of blood, and is usually [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver paired with black]] for emphasis.

* Green is placed as a more serene and natural color, secondary colors meant to calm rather than excite. Heroes and heroic forces associated with green are often based around plant-life, the forces of nature and the Earth. When placed in-contrast to a PrimaryColorChampion, green can be used as the most prominent color for the SecondaryColorNemesis, making them GreenAndMean with the SicklyGreenGlow of sickness, nausea and toxins.

* ''Film/NightmareOnElmStreet'': This trope is part of Freddy's carefully-crafted frightening appearance. Creator/WesCraven had read that red and green are the two most difficult colors for the human eye to see when placed right next to each other, so he gave Freddy the iconic red-and-green stripped sweater to make his appearance that much more fundamental disturbing.

Basic complementary color theory states that when two contrasting colors are put together, they "pop," so the natural technique is to color films to have a strong, contrasting palette.

Subtrope of ColorContrast. Compare with OrangeBlueContrast.

* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' contrasts the heroic, green-colored Green Lantern Corps with the villainous Red Lantern Corps.
* ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'': One visual hint that ComicBook/{{Wiccan}} and Speed are PolarOppositeTwins is their opposing color schemes -- Billy is dark-haired and always has a red mantle complemented by cooler tones, while Tommy is white-haired and has a white-and-green costume.
* The various ComicBook/{{Robin}} costumes over the years have been predominantly red and green. Special notice goes to [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]]'s costume which did away with the completely yellow cape instead opting for a black cape with yellow lining and adding actual pants, in green, making his costume almost entirely made up of red and green rather than the traffic light coloration of the previous Robins.
* Many of [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man's]] enemies have predominantly green outfits: Doctor Octopus usually wears a green jumpsuit, Scorpion and Vulture wear green costumes, Sandman has his green-and-brown striped shirt, the Jackal wears a green jackal costume (and eventually re-engineered himself into a green jackal-man), and of course the Green Goblin has green right in his name.

* Green is placed as a more serene and natural color, secondary colors meant to calm rather than excite. Heroes and heroic forces associated with green are often based around plant-life, the forces of nature and the Earth. When placed in-contrast to a PrimaryColorChampion, green can be used as the most prominent color for the SecondaryColorNemesis, making them GreenAndMean with the SicklyGreenGlow of sickness and toxins.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' does this twice, but in opposing ways. On the one hand, Rebel starfighters fire red while Imperial [=TIE=]s fire green. On the other, the Sith exclusively use red lightsabers while the Jedi use a variety of colors, most notably Luke's green lightsaber in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Ground troopers on both sides use red blaster bolts, though.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', each of the four houses at Hogwarts have their own respective color schemes that reflect their ideologies: [[Characters/HarryPotterGryffindor Gryffindor]] is [[RedIsHeroic red]] and [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold]], [[Characters/HarryPotterSlytherin Slytherin]] is [[SicklyGreenGlow green]] and silver, [[Characters/HarryPotterRavenclaw Ravenclaw]] is blue and bronze, and [[Characters/HarryPotterHufflepuff Hufflepuff]] is yellow and black. While competition between all four houses exist, the rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin is by far the most prominent, their founders (Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin) having had a particularly famous falling-out and this animosity being carried on between the houses to this day.

** Lukas and Forsyth from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden''

* It is established that the two most prominent super-powers in the world of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' are the Fire Nation (colored red and black) and the Earth Kingdom (colored green and gold). The Earth Kingdom was the most difficult nation for the Fire Nation to conquer, requiring Azula's tact infiltration to topple it rather than simple brute force.

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': The most prominent color on [[Characters/MCUThor Thor's]] outfit is his flowing red cape, a color scheme that carries over into his gladiatorial design in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''. To contrast against him, many of his opponents possess a prominently green color scheme, including [[Characters/MCULoki Loki]], Hela, and [[Characters/MCUTheHulk the Hulk]].

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' does this twice, but in opposing ways. On the one hand, Rebel starfighters fire red while Imperial [=TIE=]s fire green. On the other, the Sith exclusively use red lightsabers while the Jedi use a variety of colors, most notably Luke's green lightsaber in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Ground troupers on both sides use red blaster bolts, though.

* Many of [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man's]] enemies have predominantly green outfits: Doctor Octopus usually wears a green jumpsuit, Scorpion and Vulture wear green costumes, Sandman has his green-and-brown striped shirt, the Jackal wears a green jackal costume (and eventually re-engineered himself into a green jackal-man).

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' does this twice, but in opposing ways. On the one hand, Rebel starfighters fire red while Imperial TIEs fire green. On the other, the Sith exclusively use red lightsabers while the Jedi use a variety of colors, most notably Luke's green lightsaber in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Ground troupers on both sides use red blaster bolts, though.

* So common in the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series, it's considered a franchise character archetype. Two paired characters share the same class (usually cavaliers) and are sometimes blood relatives (usually brothers). One will have a predominantly red colour scheme and is usually the stern, serious type, while the other will have a predominantly green colour scheme and will be more casual and laid-back. These include:

* To fit the coloration that fits the Gryffindor and Slytherin Houses, magic used by the protagonists in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films is usually portrayed as being red, while dark magic used by the Death Eaters and Voldemort is portrayed as green.

* ''Film/HomeAlone'' packs nearly every scene with red and green objects to make the whole movie feel more like Christmas. This doesn't just include the in-story Christmas decorations: even the wallpaper and furniture are often red and green. (In ''WebVideo/CinamaWins''' video on ''Home Alone'', [[https://youtu.be/R_I98Y9Xees?t=8m13s Lee counts 237 unique red and green objects over the course of the whole film.]])

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', each of the four houses at Hogwarts have their own respective color schemes that reflect their ideologies: [[Characters/HarryPotterGryffindor Gryffindor]] is [[RedIsHeroic red]] and [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold]], [[Characters/HarryPotterSlytherin Slytherin]] is [[SicklyGreenGlow green]] and silver, [[Characters/HarryPotterRavenclaw Ravenclaw]] is blue and bronze, and [[Characters/HarryPotterHufflepuff Hufflepuff]] is yellow and black. While competition between all four houses exist, the rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin is by farther most prominent, their founders (Godrich Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin) having had a particularly icon falling out and this animosity being carried on between the houses to this day.

* The ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'''s two flagship shows, ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/TheFlash2014'', are headed by the green-themed Green Arrow and the red-suited Flash, who also contrast each other in several different ways.

** The original protagonist is named Red and his rival is named Green in Japan. They're often associated with their respective colours. Internationally, this is lost as Green is [[DubNameChange renamed]] "Blue" (though he still keeps the green motif).

* It is established that the two most prominent super-powers in the world of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' are the Fire Nation (colored red and black) and the Earth Kingdom (colored green and gold), the Earth Kingdom being the most difficult nation for the Fire Nation to conquer, requiring Azula's tact infiltration to topple it rather than simple brute force.

* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'' has one that's observed InUniverse: TheHero Fern [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/mortuary-return2.png appears]] with a vivid green overlay, while red is associated with [[spoiler:TheCorruption of the [[EldritchAbomination Old Flesh]] that's consuming TheMultiverse]], which manifests in things like feral PlagueZombies and the [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/394.html Great Red Blight]].

** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' uses red for its hero, Spider Man, and green for its villain, the Vulture. This allows them to contrast with the OrangeBlueContrast used throughout [[OrangeBlueContrast the rest of the film]].

** ''SpidermanHomecoming'' uses red for its hero, Spider Man, and green for its villain, the Vulture. This allows them to contrast with the OrangeBlueContrast used throughout [[OrangeBlueContrast the rest of the film]].

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': The most prominent color on [[Characters/MCUThor Thor's]] outfit is his flowing red cape, a color scheme that carries over into his gladiatorial design in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''. To contrast against him, many of his opponents possess a prominently green color scheme, including [[Characters/MCULoki Loki]], Hela and [[Characters/MCUTheHulk the Hulk]].