Navy Green Color

#35530a

Navy Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #caacf5
Complementary Color #270a53
Color Shade: cool yellow (84.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 18.24% (better contrasting with white)
Navy Green Color Sample
Navy Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #35530a

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Navy Green Color. The Lustrian Undergrowth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Leaf (#436a0d) for more calm effect. Try Over the Hills as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#270a53 is the best complementary color to Navy Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35530a complementary color is Violent Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Leaf are #534c0a and #10530a. Thus found on the left and right of #35530a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bronze Olive and Dark Fern colors as they work well with Navy Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Navy Green palette consists of #4c0a53 and #0a1053 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#270a53). Try Clairvoyant and Downriver colors in combination with #35530a, 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 #35530a offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Navy Green. Thus Loulou and Tarawera giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Navy Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Violent Violet, Deep Sea Green, and Cab Sav split by 90° on the color wheel. #35530a square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Navy Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#270a53) and two others. The Tarawera is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cioccolato – 120° from the complementary Violent Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0a3553 and #53280a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #35530a is made of 36% red, 57% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Navy Green has a hue angle of 84.66°, a saturation of 78.49% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35530a is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 67.45% black ink.

HEX #35530a
RGB Decimal rgb(53,83,10)
RGB Percentage 36%, 57%, 7%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 28.63, 67.45
HSL hsl(84.66,78.49%,18.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84.66,87.95%,32.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.7278,-23.2973,35.5656)
XYZ xyz(4.6162,6.9653,1.3883)
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