Parisian Patina Color

#7d9b89

Parisian Patina 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 #826476
Complementary Color #9b7c8e
Color Shade: cool green (144° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.9% (better contrasting with white)
Parisian Patina Color Sample
Parisian Patina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7d9b89

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Parisian Patina Color. The Halcyon Green 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 Sandstone Grey Green (#88928c) for more calm effect. Try Murdoch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9b7c8e is the best complementary color to Parisian Patina. 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 #7d9b89 complementary color is Mountbatten Pink, 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 Oxley are #809b7c and #7c9b98. Thus found on the left and right of #7d9b89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amulet and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Parisian Patina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Parisian Patina palette consists of #9b7c80 and #977c9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b7c8e). Try Bazaar and Mamba colors in combination with #7d9b89, 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 #7d9b89 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 Parisian Patina. Thus Pale Oyster and Waterloo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Parisian Patina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountbatten Pink, Waterloo , and Gurkha split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d9b89 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. Parisian Patina tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#9b7c8e) and two others. The Waterloo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Battleship Gray – 120° from the complementary Mountbatten Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #887c9b and #8e9b7c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7d9b89 is made of 30% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Parisian Patina has a hue angle of 144°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d9b89 is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #7d9b89
RGB Decimal rgb(125,155,137)
RGB Percentage 30%, 37%, 33%
CMYK 11.76, 0, 7.05, 39.22
HSL hsl(144,13.04%,54.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144,19.35%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.3152,-14.2078,5.9973)
XYZ xyz(24.6941,29.6088,28.0805)
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