Obligation Color

#54645c

Obligation 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 #ab9ba3
Complementary Color #64545c
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Obligation Color Sample
Obligation Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #54645c

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Obligation Color. The Cypress Garden 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 Davy's Grey (#535554) for more calm effect. Try Wishard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#64545c is the best complementary color to Obligation. 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 #54645c complementary color is Zambezi, 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 Nandor are #546454 and #546464. Thus found on the left and right of #54645c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Corduroy colors as they work well with Obligation.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Obligation palette consists of #645454 and #645464 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64545c). Try Zambezi and Old Lavender colors in combination with #54645c, 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 #54645c 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 Obligation. Thus Soya Bean and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Obligation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Scarpa Flow, and Kokoda split by 90° on the color wheel. #54645c 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. Obligation tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#64545c) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siam – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b5464 and #5c6454.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #54645c is made of 30% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Obligation has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 8.7% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #54645c is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #54645c
RGB Decimal rgb(84,100,92)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 6.28, 0, 3.14, 60.78
HSL hsl(150,8.7%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,16%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.8512,-7.8695,2.4971)
XYZ xyz(10.1451,11.7719,11.8627)
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