Green Silk Color

#a2c2b0

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

Inverse Color #5d3d4f
Complementary Color #c2a2b3
Color Shade: cool green (146.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Green Silk Color Sample
Green Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a2c2b0

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Silk Color. The Padua color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tree Lined (#8ea597) for more calm effect. Try Powder Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c2a2b3 is the best complementary color to Green Silk. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2c2b0 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #a3c2a2 and #a2c2c0. Thus found on the left and right of #a2c2b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Opal colors as they work well with Green Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Silk palette consists of #c2a2a3 and #c0a2c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2a2b3). Try Thatch and London Hue colors in combination with #a2c2b0, 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 #a2c2b0 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Silk. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Bison Hide split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2c2b0 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Green Silk tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c2a2b3) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0a2c2 and #b3c2a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a2c2b0 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Green Silk has a hue angle of 146.25°, a saturation of 20.78% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2c2b0 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #a2c2b0
RGB Decimal rgb(162,194,176)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 7.06, 23.92
HSL hsl(146.25,20.78%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(146.25,16.49%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6992,-14.331,5.4717)
XYZ xyz(42.0286,49.3995,48.3942)
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