Green Valley Color

#51755b

Green Valley 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 #ae8aa4
Complementary Color #75506a
Color Shade: cool green (136.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.82% (better contrasting with white)
Green Valley Color Sample
Green Valley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #51755b

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Valley Color. The Murdoch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vine Leaf (#4d5f4f) for more calm effect. Try Capsella as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#75506a is the best complementary color to Green Valley. 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 #51755b complementary color is Falcon, 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 Como are #587550 and #50756d. Thus found on the left and right of #51755b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cactus and Cutty Sark colors as they work well with Green Valley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Valley palette consists of #755058 and #6d5075 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75506a). Try Ferra and Salt Box colors in combination with #51755b, 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 #51755b 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 Green Valley. Thus Roman Coffee and Smoky giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falcon, Comet, and Go Ben split by 90° on the color wheel. #51755b 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. Green Valley tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#75506a) and two others. The Smoky is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finch – 120° from the complementary Falcon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a5075 and #6a7550.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #51755b is made of 28% red, 40% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Green Valley has a hue angle of 136.67°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #51755b is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #51755b
RGB Decimal rgb(81,117,91)
RGB Percentage 28%, 40%, 31%
CMYK 14.12, 0, 10.19, 54.12
HSL hsl(136.67,18.18%,38.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(136.67,30.77%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9439,-18.6795,10.32)
XYZ xyz(11.643,15.2272,12.223)
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