Dark Forest 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 | #aa969d |
| Complementary Color | #69555c |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Forest Color. The Grey Monument color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Molten Lead (#686a69) for more calm effect. Try Studio Blue Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69555c is the best complementary color to Dark Forest. 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 #556962 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 #556958 and #556569. Thus found on the left and right of #556962 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Dark Forest.
The split-complementary Dark Forest palette consists of #695855 and #695566 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69555c). Try Dorado and Old Lavender colors in combination with #556962, 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 #556962 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 Dark Forest. Thus Soya Bean and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #556962 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. Dark Forest tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#69555c) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #625569 and #5c6955.
In a RGB color space, hex #556962 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Forest has a hue angle of 159°, a saturation of 10.53% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556962 is made of 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #556962 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,105,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 0, 2.75, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(159,10.53%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159,19.05%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.6368,-9.0644,1.4467) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0025,12.9163,13.4685) |