Midnight Spruce is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #aaa4ac |
| Complementary Color | #59535b |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (105° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Spruce Color. The Cabbage Pont color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nature Surrounds (#52634b) for more energetic effect. Try Lunar Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#59535b is the best complementary color to Midnight Spruce. Violet shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555b53 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Asparagus are #595b53 and #535b55. Thus found on the left and right of #555b53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Nandor colors as they work well with Midnight Spruce.
The split-complementary Midnight Spruce palette consists of #5b5359 and #55535b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59535b). Try Don Juan and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #555b53, 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 #555b53 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight Spruce. Thus Don Juan and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Spruce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Abbey, and Dorado split by 90° on the color wheel. #555b53 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Midnight Spruce tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#59535b) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chicago – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53555b and #5b5953.
In a RGB color space, hex #555b53 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Spruce has a hue angle of 105°, a saturation of 4.6% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555b53 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #555b53 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,91,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 3.14, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(105,4.6%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(105,8.79%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.9105,-4.0658,3.7969) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0487,10.038,9.6442) |