Smooth Satin is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
Inverse Color | #5d2a2c |
Complementary Color | #d5a2a4 |
Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.65° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smooth Satin Color. The Trevi Fountain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ice Shard Soft Blue (#c1dee2) for more calm effect. Try Wishy-Washy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d5a2a4 is the best complementary color to Smooth Satin. 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 #a2d5d3 complementary color is Careys Pink, 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 Sinbad are #a2d5b9 and #a2bdd5. Thus found on the left and right of #a2d5d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Smooth Satin.
The split-complementary Smooth Satin palette consists of #d5b9a2 and #d5a2bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5a2a4). Try Akaroa and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a2d5d3, 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 #a2d5d3 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 Smooth Satin. Thus Winter Hazel and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smooth Satin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, Cold Purple, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2d5d3 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. Smooth Satin tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d5a2a4) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3a2d5 and #a4d5a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2d5d3 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Smooth Satin has a hue angle of 177.65°, a saturation of 37.78% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2d5d3 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
HEX | #a2d5d3 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(162,213,211) |
RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
CMYK | 20, 0, 0.78, 16.47 |
HSL | hsl(177.65,37.78%,73.53%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.65,23.94%,83.53%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(81.8235,-16.8121,-4.3994) |
XYZ | xyz(50.4524,59.973,70.5448) |