English Holly is soft, 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 | #fdd2ea |
| Complementary Color | #2d021a |
| Color Shade: | cool green (146.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 9.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to English Holly Color. The Lost in the Woods color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Moisty Mire (#004422) for more energetic effect. Try Broadleaf Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d021a is the best complementary color to English Holly. 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 #022d15 complementary color is Jacaranda, 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 English Holly are #042d02 and #022d2a. Thus found on the left and right of #022d15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Fir and Daintree colors as they work well with English Holly.
The split-complementary English Holly palette consists of #2d0204 and #2a022d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d021a). Try Sepia Black and Mardi Gras colors in combination with #022d15, 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 #022d15 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 English Holly. Thus Kilamanjaro and Black Rock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Holly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jacaranda, Black Rock, and Madras split by 90° on the color wheel. #022d15 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. English Holly tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#2d021a) and two others. The Black Rock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Fir – 120° from the complementary Jacaranda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #14022d and #1a2d02.
In a RGB color space, hex #022d15 is made of 3% red, 66% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode English Holly has a hue angle of 146.51°, a saturation of 91.49% and a lightness of 9.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #022d15 is made of 16.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 82.35% black ink.
| HEX | #022d15 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(2,45,21) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 66%, 31% |
| CMYK | 16.87, 0, 9.41, 82.35 |
| HSL | hsl(146.51,91.49%,9.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(146.51,95.56%,17.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.1896,-21.3819,11.5215) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.0988,1.9438,1.0267) |