Evergreen Bough Color

#535c55

Evergreen Bough is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #aca3aa
Complementary Color #5c535a
Color Shade: mid green (133.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.31% (better contrasting with white)
Evergreen Bough Color Sample
Evergreen Bough Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #535c55

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Evergreen Bough Color. The Rich Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dard Hunter Green (#3a4a3f) for more energetic effect. Try Army Canvas as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c535a is the best complementary color to Evergreen Bough. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #535c55 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #555c53 and #535c59. Thus found on the left and right of #535c55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Asparagus and Nandor colors as they work well with Evergreen Bough.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Evergreen Bough palette consists of #5c5355 and #59535c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c535a). Try Don Juan and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #535c55, 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 #535c55 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Evergreen Bough. Thus Dorado and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Evergreen Bough contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Abbey, and Chicago split by 90° on the color wheel. #535c55 square combo is a palette of mid green, cool blue, mid magenta and orange 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. Evergreen Bough tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#5c535a) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chicago – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55535c and #5a5c53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #535c55 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Evergreen Bough has a hue angle of 133.33°, a saturation of 5.14% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #535c55 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #535c55
RGB Decimal rgb(83,92,85)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 2.75, 63.92
HSL hsl(133.33,5.14%,34.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(133.33,9.78%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.1088,-5.0434,2.8242)
XYZ xyz(9.0341,10.1492,10.0772)
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