Green Patina Color

#66d0c0

Green Patina 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 #992f3f
Complementary Color #cf6676
Color Shade: warm cyan (170.94° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Green Patina Color Sample
Green Patina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #66d0c0

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Patina Color. The Belize 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 Island Oasis (#88d9d8) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Lake Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cf6676 is the best complementary color to Green Patina. 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 #66d0c0 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Downy are #66cf8b and #66aacf. Thus found on the left and right of #66d0c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Danube colors as they work well with Green Patina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Patina palette consists of #cf8b66 and #cf66ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf6676). Try Antique Brass and Hopbush colors in combination with #66d0c0, 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 #66d0c0 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 Green Patina. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Patina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #66d0c0 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. Green Patina tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#cf6676) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf66cf and #75cf66.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #66d0c0 is made of 20% red, 41% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Green Patina has a hue angle of 170.94°, a saturation of 53% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66d0c0 is made of 41.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #66d0c0
RGB Decimal rgb(102,208,192)
RGB Percentage 20%, 41%, 38%
CMYK 41.57, 0, 6.28, 18.43
HSL hsl(170.94,53%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(170.94,50.96%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.1265,-34.5253,-1.4487)
XYZ xyz(37.5498,51.7423,57.8774)
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