Holly Bush Color

#355d51

Holly Bush is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #caa2ae
Complementary Color #5d3440
Color Shade: green cyan (162° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Holly Bush Color Sample
Holly Bush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #355d51

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Bush Color. The Smoky Emerald color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gable Green (#2c4641) for more calm effect. Try Greensleeves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d3440 is the best complementary color to Holly Bush. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #355d51 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stromboli are #345d3c and #34545d. Thus found on the left and right of #355d51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Spectra colors as they work well with Holly Bush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Holly Bush palette consists of #5d3c34 and #5d3454 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d3440). Try Millbrook and Eggplant colors in combination with #355d51, 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 #355d51 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Holly Bush. Thus Millbrook and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Holly Bush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Verdigris split by 90° on the color wheel. #355d51 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Holly Bush tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#5d3440) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chalet Green – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51345d and #405d34.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #355d51 is made of 23% red, 41% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Holly Bush has a hue angle of 162°, a saturation of 27.4% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #355d51 is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #355d51
RGB Decimal rgb(53,93,81)
RGB Percentage 23%, 41%, 36%
CMYK 15.69, 0, 4.71, 63.53
HSL hsl(162,27.4%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(162,43.01%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.3279,-17.2965,2.4763)
XYZ xyz(6.8678,9.1797,9.1945)
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