Pharmacy Green Color

#005500

Pharmacy Green is deep, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #faf
Complementary Color #550054
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.67% (better contrasting with white)
Pharmacy Green Color Sample
Pharmacy Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005500

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pharmacy Green Color. The Racing Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cucumber (#006400) for more calm effect. Try Apple II Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#550054 is the best complementary color to Pharmacy Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #050 complementary color is Pompadour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #2a5500 and #00552a. Thus found on the left and right of #050 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Verdun Green and Kaitoke Green colors as they work well with Pharmacy Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pharmacy Green palette consists of #55002a and #2a0055 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#550054). Try Castro and Cherry Pie colors in combination with #050, 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 #050 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pharmacy Green. Thus White and Black Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pharmacy Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pompadour, Prussian Blue, and Carnaby Tan split by 90° on the color wheel. #050 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, mid magenta and warm red 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. Pharmacy Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#550054) and two others. The Black Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Verdun Green – 120° from the complementary Pompadour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #005 and #545500.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005500 is made of 0% red, 100% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Pharmacy Green has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005500 is made of 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #005500
RGB Decimal rgb(0,85,0)
RGB Percentage 0%, 100%, 0%
CMYK 33.33, 0, 33.33, 66.67
HSL hsl(120,100%,16.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,100%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.6332,-38.7429,37.3927)
XYZ xyz(3.2485,6.497,1.0828)
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