French Market Color

#a2c7a3

French Market is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #5d385c
Complementary Color #c6a2c5
Color Shade: mid green (121.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.78% (better contrasting with white)
French Market Color Sample
French Market Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a2c7a3

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to French Market Color. The Aida color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flashman (#7cbd85) for more energetic effect. Try Pond's Edge as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c6a2c5 is the best complementary color to French Market. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2c7a3 complementary color is Lilac, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Rain are #b3c6a2 and #a2c6b5. Thus found on the left and right of #a2c7a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rainee and Shadow Green colors as they work well with French Market.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French Market palette consists of #c6a2b3 and #b5a2c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6a2c5). Try Lily and London Hue colors in combination with #a2c7a3, 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 #a2c7a3 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Market. Thus Quicksand and Logan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French Market contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lilac, Cadet Blue, and Coral Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2c7a3 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. French Market tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#c6a2c5) and two others. The Logan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thistle Green – 120° from the complementary Lilac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3a2c6 and #c5c6a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a2c7a3 is made of 31% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode French Market has a hue angle of 121.62°, a saturation of 24.83% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2c7a3 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #a2c7a3
RGB Decimal rgb(162,199,163)
RGB Percentage 31%, 38%, 31%
CMYK 14.51, 0, 14.12, 21.96
HSL hsl(121.62,24.83%,70.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(121.62,18.59%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.7834,-19.2884,14.0173)
XYZ xyz(41.9346,51.1726,42.3174)
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