Bistro Green Color

#395551

Bistro Green 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 #c6aaae
Complementary Color #55393c
Color Shade: warm cyan (171.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.84% (better contrasting with white)
Bistro Green Color Sample
Bistro Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #395551

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bistro Green Color. The Sequoia Lake 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 saturated alternative called Moonlit Forest (#3e6d6a) for more energetic effect. Try Edge of the Galaxy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#55393c is the best complementary color to Bistro Green. 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 #395551 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #395543 and #394a55. Thus found on the left and right of #395551 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Bistro Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bistro Green palette consists of #554339 and #55394a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55393c). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #395551, 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 #395551 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 Bistro Green. Thus Hemlock and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bistro Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Mulled Wine, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #395551 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Bistro Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#55393c) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #513955 and #3c5539.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #395551 is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Bistro Green has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 19.72% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #395551 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #395551
RGB Decimal rgb(57,85,81)
RGB Percentage 26%, 38%, 36%
CMYK 10.98, 0, 1.57, 66.67
HSL hsl(171.43,19.72%,27.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(171.43,32.94%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.9014,-11.4541,-1.0287)
XYZ xyz(6.421,7.9609,8.9828)
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