English Holly is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #d8bdcb |
| Complementary Color | #422734 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (148.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to English Holly Color. The Patio Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Woodlawn Green (#405b50) for more calm effect. Try Spectra as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#422734 is the best complementary color to English Holly. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #274234 complementary color is Livid Brown, 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 Plantation are #274227 and #274241. Thus found on the left and right of #274234 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Kelp and Plantation colors as they work well with English Holly.
The split-complementary English Holly palette consists of #422727 and #412742 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#422734). Try English Walnut and Voodoo colors in combination with #274234, 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 #274234 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 English Walnut and Bleached Cedar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Holly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Livid Brown, Ebony Clay, and Birch split by 90° on the color wheel. #274234 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red 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 red magenta complementary color (#422734) and two others. The Bleached Cedar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Livid Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #342742 and #354227.
In a RGB color space, hex #274234 is made of 25% red, 42% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode English Holly has a hue angle of 148.89°, a saturation of 25.71% and a lightness of 20.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #274234 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #274234 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,66,52) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 42%, 33% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 5.49, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(148.89,25.71%,20.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(148.89,40.91%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.49,-14.0129,5.3125) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4047,4.5757,3.9526) |