Skeptic is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #624b55 |
| Complementary Color | #b49da7 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (153.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skeptic Color. The Covent Garden color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Catnip (#80aa95) for more energetic effect. Try Rainy Afternoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b49da7 is the best complementary color to Skeptic. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9db4aa complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #9db49e and #9db2b4. Thus found on the left and right of #9db4aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Hit Gray colors as they work well with Skeptic.
The split-complementary Skeptic palette consists of #b49e9d and #b49db2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b49da7). Try Martini and Shady Lady colors in combination with #9db4aa, 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 #9db4aa offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Skeptic. Thus Nomad and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skeptic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9db4aa square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Skeptic tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b49da7) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schist – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa9db4 and #a7b49d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9db4aa is made of 31% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Skeptic has a hue angle of 153.91°, a saturation of 13.29% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9db4aa is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #9db4aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,180,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0, 3.92, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(153.91,13.29%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(153.91,12.78%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3597,-9.8906,2.4223) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4816,42.7129,44.2991) |