Mallard Green Color

#478865

Mallard Green is calm, 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 #b8779a
Complementary Color #884769
Color Shade: cool green (147.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.59% (better contrasting with white)
Mallard Green Color Sample
Mallard Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #478865

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mallard Green Color. The Memphis 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 Green Spruce (#589f7e) for more calm effect. Try Advertising Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#884769 is the best complementary color to Mallard Green. 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 #478865 complementary color is Cannon Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viridian are #498847 and #478885. Thus found on the left and right of #478865 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Green and Faded Jade colors as they work well with Mallard Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mallard Green palette consists of #884749 and #854788 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#884769). Try Copper Rust and Affair colors in combination with #478865, 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 #478865 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 Mallard Green. Thus Spicy Mix and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mallard Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cannon Pink, East Bay, and Shadow split by 90° on the color wheel. #478865 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Mallard Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#884769) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dingley – 120° from the complementary Cannon Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #654788 and #698847.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #478865 is made of 23% red, 44% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mallard Green has a hue angle of 147.69°, a saturation of 31.4% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #478865 is made of 25.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #478865
RGB Decimal rgb(71,136,101)
RGB Percentage 23%, 44%, 33%
CMYK 25.49, 0, 13.72, 46.67
HSL hsl(147.69,31.4%,40.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(147.69,47.79%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7098,-29.3648,12.479)
XYZ xyz(13.7517,19.8875,15.4258)
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