Opium is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #678181 |
| Complementary Color | #7e9898 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Opium Color. The Trillium color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cloudburst (#837f7f) for more calm effect. Try Pharlap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e9898 is the best complementary color to Opium. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #987e7e complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bazaar are #987e8b and #988b7e. Thus found on the left and right of #987e7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Opium.
The split-complementary Opium palette consists of #7e8b98 and #7e988b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e9898). Try Regent Gray and Spanish Green colors in combination with #987e7e, 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 #987e7e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opium. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #987e7e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opium tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7e9898) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e987e and #987e98.
In a RGB color space, hex #987e7e is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Opium has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 11.21% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #987e7e is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #987e7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,126,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 10.2, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(0,11.21%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,17.11%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1788,9.9936,3.7423) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1756,23.1035,22.9239) |