Parma Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #7f917a |
| Complementary Color | #73856d |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (286.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Parma Grey Color. The Amethyst Smoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Mosaic (#857e86) for more calm effect. Try Medicine Man as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#73856d is the best complementary color to Parma Grey. Yellow green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #806e85 complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #746d85 and #856d7e. Thus found on the left and right of #806e85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Old Lavender colors as they work well with Parma Grey.
The split-complementary Parma Grey palette consists of #6d8574 and #7e856d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73856d). Try Xanadu and Flax Smoke colors in combination with #806e85, 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 #806e85 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Parma Grey. Thus Blue Smoke and Olive Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parma Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Americano, and Rolling Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #806e85 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Parma Grey tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#73856d) and two others. The Olive Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85806d and #6d7285.
In a RGB color space, hex #806e85 is made of 35% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Parma Grey has a hue angle of 286.96°, a saturation of 9.47% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #806e85 is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #806e85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,110,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 30%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 9.02, 0, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(286.96,9.47%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(286.96,17.29%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.8029,11.5442,-10.0316) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7117,17.4345,24.5693) |