Silicate Green 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 | #774d56 |
| Complementary Color | #b28891 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silicate Green Color. The Dreaming of the Day 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 Yucca (#75978f) for more calm effect. Try Morning Parlor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b28891 is the best complementary color to Silicate Green. 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 #88b2a9 complementary color is Bouquet, 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 Gulf Stream are #88b294 and #88a6b2. Thus found on the left and right of #88b2a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Silicate Green.
The split-complementary Silicate Green palette consists of #b29488 and #b288a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b28891). Try Sandrift and Bouquet colors in combination with #88b2a9, 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 #88b2a9 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 Silicate Green. Thus Hillary and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silicate Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Amethyst Smoke, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #88b2a9 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. Silicate Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b28891) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a988b2 and #91b288.
In a RGB color space, hex #88b2a9 is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Silicate Green has a hue angle of 167.14°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88b2a9 is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #88b2a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,178,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 0, 3.53, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(167.14,21.43%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.14,23.6%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4265,-15.9632,-0.0069) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2352,39.9396,43.4936) |