
Phthalocyanine Green
Organic - Copper Phthalocyanine Green probably ties with Phthalo Blue and Deep Purple as the strongest pigment in the range. Atomic Tint Power, add it with great care! Ferocious acidy blue-green hues and blue undertones come to prominence in mixes with yellows. In common with the Blue, it displays, on curing and when used virtually unmixed, a certain tendency to show surface bronzing. The ruination of many a student’s work, use with great caution! Always check in a good light as it can silently destroy a painting till seen in a true light when it is too late! This colour, otherwise known as the embalmer, has been the ruination of many a student's work as it tends to invisibly leach into all other colours on the palette till one stands back and sees in a good light what has happened, caution!
Phthalocyanine Green is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PG7 (Organic).
It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, fast drying time, high tinting strength.
It is ground in linseed oil with high oil content.
- Code
- No. 213
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PG7
- Pigment Type
- Organic
- Oil / Vehicle
- Linseed Oil
- Sizes
- 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Opacity
- Transparent
- Drying
- Fast
- Oil Content
- High
- Tint Power
- High
- Toxicity
- Non-Toxic
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Preview how Phthalocyanine Green behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Phthalocyanine Green straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
Popular combinations
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Open Phthalocyanine Green in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Phthalocyanine Green?
Phthalocyanine Green is made with PG7.
Is Phthalocyanine Green a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Phthalocyanine Green uses a single pigment (PG7), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Phthalocyanine Green transparent or opaque?
Phthalocyanine Green is transparent.
Is Phthalocyanine Green lightfast?
Phthalocyanine Green has excellent lightfastness.
Is Phthalocyanine Green vegan?
Yes. Phthalocyanine Green contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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