Semi-Precious 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 | #9a6468 |
| Complementary Color | #9b6569 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Semi-Precious Color. The Melodious color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cascade (#8ba9a5) for more calm effect. Try Rainier Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b6569 is the best complementary color to Semi-Precious. 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 #659b97 complementary color is Copper Rose, 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 Patina are #659b7c and #65839b. Thus found on the left and right of #659b97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Hoki colors as they work well with Semi-Precious.
The split-complementary Semi-Precious palette consists of #9b7b65 and #9b6583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b6569). Try Toast and Strikemaster colors in combination with #659b97, 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 #659b97 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 Semi-Precious. Thus Avocado and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Semi-Precious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Kimberly, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #659b97 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. Semi-Precious tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9b6569) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97659b and #699b65.
In a RGB color space, hex #659b97 is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Semi-Precious has a hue angle of 175.56°, a saturation of 21.26% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #659b97 is made of 21.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #659b97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,155,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.17, 0, 1.56, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(175.56,21.26%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.56,34.84%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2875,-18.7266,-3.5861) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6741,28.4438,33.5733) |