Parsley Green is soft, 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 | #a560b2 |
| Complementary Color | #914d9f |
| Color Shade: | warm green (110.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Parsley Green Color. The Beating Around the Bush color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Level Up (#468741) for more energetic effect. Try Drop Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#914d9f is the best complementary color to Parsley Green. 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 #5a9f4d complementary color is Affair, 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 Fruit Salad are #839f4d and #4d9f69. Thus found on the left and right of #5a9f4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chelsea Cucumber and Fruit Salad colors as they work well with Parsley Green.
The split-complementary Parsley Green palette consists of #9f4d83 and #694d9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#914d9f). Try Tapestry and Butterfly Bush colors in combination with #5a9f4d, 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 #5a9f4d 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 Parsley Green. Thus Copper Rust and Kashmir Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parsley Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Affair, Wedgewood, and Cape Palliser split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a9f4d 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. Parsley Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#914d9f) and two others. The Kashmir Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Oak – 120° from the complementary Affair. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d599f and #9f924d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a9f4d is made of 28% red, 49% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Parsley Green has a hue angle of 110.49°, a saturation of 34.75% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a9f4d is made of 27.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #5a9f4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,159,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 49%, 24% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 0, 32.15, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(110.49,34.75%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(110.49,51.57%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4396,-38.2827,35.8484) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9541,27.5058,11.384) |