The Legend of Green Color

#558844

The Legend of Green is soft, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #a7b
Complementary Color #748
Color Shade: yellow green (105° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
The Legend of Green Color Sample
The Legend of Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #558844

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to The Legend of Green Color. The Oregano Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Off Green (#6ba353) for more calm effect. Try Zatar Leaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#748 is the best complementary color to The Legend of Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #584 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #784 and #485. Thus found on the left and right of #584 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with The Legend of Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary The Legend of Green palette consists of #884476 and #548 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748). Try Cannon Pink and White colors in combination with #584, 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 #584 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the The Legend of Green. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of The Legend of Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #584 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. The Legend of Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#748) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #458 and #874.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #558844 is made of 29% red, 47% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode The Legend of Green has a hue angle of 105°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #558844 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #558844
RGB Decimal rgb(85,136,68)
RGB Percentage 29%, 47%, 24%
CMYK 20, 0, 26.66, 46.67
HSL hsl(105,33.33%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(105,50%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7885,-30.7121,31.051)
XYZ xyz(13.5939,19.957,8.6045)
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