Deep Emerald is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #aa9aae |
| Complementary Color | #615065 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (108° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Emerald Color. The Agave Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Silver Willow Green (#637c5b) for more energetic effect. Try Lunar Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#615065 is the best complementary color to Deep Emerald. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #556551 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Finlandia are #5e6550 and #506556. Thus found on the left and right of #556551 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siam and Nandor colors as they work well with Deep Emerald.
The split-complementary Deep Emerald palette consists of #65505e and #565065 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#615065). Try Don Juan and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #556551, 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 #556551 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 Deep Emerald. Thus Zambezi and Trout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Emerald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, River Bed, and Dorado split by 90° on the color wheel. #556551 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Emerald tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#615065) and two others. The Trout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soya Bean – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #505465 and #656150.
In a RGB color space, hex #556551 is made of 32% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Emerald has a hue angle of 108°, a saturation of 10.99% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556551 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #556551 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,101,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 38%, 30% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 7.85, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(108,10.99%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(108,19.8%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.949,-10.3341,9.3347) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8852,11.8327,9.5475) |