Silk Khimar is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8f6c61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e7b70 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Khimar Color. The Scatman Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crater Lake (#63797e) for more calm effect. Try Tool Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e7b70 is the best complementary color to Silk Khimar. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #70939e complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #709e92 and #707b9e. Thus found on the left and right of #70939e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Lynch colors as they work well with Silk Khimar.
The split-complementary Silk Khimar palette consists of #9e9270 and #9e707b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e7b70). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #70939e, 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 #70939e offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silk Khimar. Thus Gurkha and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk Khimar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #70939e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silk Khimar tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9e7b70) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e7092 and #709e7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #70939e is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Khimar has a hue angle of 194.35°, a saturation of 19.17% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70939e is made of 18.04% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #70939e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,147,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 4.31, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(194.35,19.17%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.35,29.11%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7709,-9.4183,-9.7509) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2874,26.7808,36.2896) |