Collard Green 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 | #ac979e |
| Complementary Color | #685359 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Collard Green Color. The Fuchsite Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Trellis Vine (#5d7f74) for more energetic effect. Try Sabiasagi Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#685359 is the best complementary color to Collard Green. 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 #536861 complementary color is Zambezi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #536856 and #536468. Thus found on the left and right of #536861 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Collard Green.
The split-complementary Collard Green palette consists of #685653 and #685364 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#685359). Try Dorado and Don Juan colors in combination with #536861, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #536861 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 Collard Green. Thus Soya Bean and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Collard Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #536861 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Collard Green tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#685359) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cactus – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #615368 and #596853.
In a RGB color space, hex #536861 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Collard Green has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 11.23% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #536861 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #536861 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,104,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0, 2.74, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(160,11.23%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,20.19%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.1584,-9.4424,1.3405) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6753,12.6027,13.1792) |