Silk Crepe Grey 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 | #cab1b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4e3538 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Crepe Grey Color. The Angry Ocean color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aztec (#293432) for more calm effect. Try Pitch Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e3538 is the best complementary color to Silk Crepe Grey. 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 #354e4b complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #354e3e and #35444e. Thus found on the left and right of #354e4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Limed Spruce colors as they work well with Silk Crepe Grey.
The split-complementary Silk Crepe Grey palette consists of #4e3e35 and #4e3544 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e3538). Try Taupe and Matterhorn colors in combination with #354e4b, 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 #354e4b 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 Silk Crepe Grey. Thus Kelp and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk Crepe Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #354e4b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silk Crepe Grey tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4e3538) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a354e and #384e35.
In a RGB color space, hex #354e4b is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Crepe Grey has a hue angle of 172.8°, a saturation of 19.08% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #354e4b is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #354e4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,78,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 0, 1.18, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(172.8,19.08%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.8,32.05%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.146,-10.2601,-1.2934) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4626,6.7137,7.6646) |