Army Canvas Color

#5b6f61

Army Canvas is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #a4909e
Complementary Color #6f5b69
Color Shade: cool green (138° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Army Canvas Color Sample
Army Canvas Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b6f61

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Army Canvas Color. The Taiga color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Xanadu (#738678) for more calm effect. Try Huntington Woods as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6f5b69 is the best complementary color to Army Canvas. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b6f61 complementary color is Falcon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5f6f5b and #5b6f6b. Thus found on the left and right of #5b6f61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Willow Grove and Corduroy colors as they work well with Army Canvas.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Army Canvas palette consists of #6f5b5f and #6b5b6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f5b69). Try Zambezi and Salt Box colors in combination with #5b6f61, 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 #5b6f61 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Army Canvas. Thus Pine Cone and Smoky giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Army Canvas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falcon, Shuttle Gray, and Kokoda split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b6f61 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Army Canvas tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#6f5b69) and two others. The Smoky is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siam – 120° from the complementary Falcon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #615b6f and #696f5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b6f61 is made of 30% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Army Canvas has a hue angle of 138°, a saturation of 9.9% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b6f61 is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #5b6f61
RGB Decimal rgb(91,111,97)
RGB Percentage 30%, 37%, 32%
CMYK 7.84, 0, 5.49, 56.47
HSL hsl(138,9.9%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(138,18.02%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.88,-10.4955,5.3381)
XYZ xyz(12.1565,14.4561,13.4589)
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