Holly 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 | #dacbd4 |
| Complementary Color | #34242d |
| Color Shade: | cool green (144° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 17.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Color. The English Holly 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 soft alternative called Exclusive Green (#38493e) for more calm effect. Try Government Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#34242d is the best complementary color to 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 #25342b complementary color is Thunder, 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 Heavy Metal are #263424 and #243432. Thus found on the left and right of #25342b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heavy Metal and Outer Space colors as they work well with Holly.
The split-complementary Holly palette consists of #342426 and #322434 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34242d). Try Cocoa Brown and Bleached Cedar colors in combination with #25342b, 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 #25342b 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 Holly. Thus Cocoa Brown and Bastille giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Holly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunder, Ebony Clay, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #25342b 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. Holly tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#34242d) and two others. The Bastille is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rangitoto – 120° from the complementary Thunder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a2434 and #2d3424.
In a RGB color space, hex #25342b is made of 28% red, 39% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Holly has a hue angle of 144°, a saturation of 16.85% and a lightness of 17.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #25342b is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #25342b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,52,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 39%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 3.53, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(144,16.85%,17.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(144,28.85%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1386,-8.5343,3.6908) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.427,3.0237,2.7412) |