Opal Silk Color

#9db9b2

Opal Silk is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet

Inverse Color #62464d
Complementary Color #b99da4
Color Shade: green cyan (165° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Opal Silk Color Sample
Opal Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9db9b2

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Opal Silk Color. The Sky Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Haze Blue (#b7c0be) for more calm effect. Try Silver Whiskers as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b99da4 is the best complementary color to Opal Silk. 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 #9db9b2 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #9db9a4 and #9db2b9. Thus found on the left and right of #9db9b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Opal Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Opal Silk palette consists of #b9a49d and #b99db2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b99da4). Try Thatch and Lily colors in combination with #9db9b2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9db9b2 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 Opal Silk. Thus Malta and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Opal Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, Amethyst Smoke, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9db9b2 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opal Silk tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b99da4) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b29db9 and #a4b99d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9db9b2 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Opal Silk has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9db9b2 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #9db9b2
RGB Decimal rgb(157,185,178)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 10.98, 0, 2.75, 27.45
HSL hsl(165,16.67%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(165,15.14%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9448,-10.9202,0.3494)
XYZ xyz(39.2895,45.0804,48.7501)
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