Holly Glen is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5d484a |
| Complementary Color | #b7a2a3 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Glen Color. The Silver Mine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Quest (#bdc1c1) for more calm effect. Try Summer Dragonfly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7a2a3 is the best complementary color to Holly Glen. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2b7b5 complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #a2b7aa and #a2aeb7. Thus found on the left and right of #a2b7b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Hit Gray colors as they work well with Holly Glen.
The split-complementary Holly Glen palette consists of #b7aaa2 and #b7a2ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7a2a3). Try Silk and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a2b7b5, 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 #a2b7b5 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Holly Glen. Thus Eagle and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Holly Glen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2b7b5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Holly Glen tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b7a2a3) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5a2b7 and #a4b7a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2b7b5 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Holly Glen has a hue angle of 174.29°, a saturation of 12.73% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2b7b5 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #a2b7b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,183,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0, 0.78, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(174.29,12.73%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.29,11.48%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8158,-7.589,-1.4388) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1743,44.8846,50.2622) |