Shining Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #383836 |
| Complementary Color | #c9c9c7 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Shining Silver Color. The Pantomime color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Canyon Cloud (#aeafbb) for more energetic effect. Try Fading Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9c9c7 is the best complementary color to Shining Silver. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7c7c9 complementary color is Gray Nickel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c7c8c9 and #c8c7c9. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c7c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Shining Silver.
The split-complementary Shining Silver palette consists of #c8c9c7 and #c9c8c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9c9c7). Try Kangaroo and Cloud colors in combination with #c7c7c9, 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 #c7c7c9 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shining Silver. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shining Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c7c9 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shining Silver tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c9c9c7) and two others. The Silver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Gray Nickel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9c7c7 and #c7c9c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c7c9 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shining Silver has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 1.82% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c7c9 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c7c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,199,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.78, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(240,1.82%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,1%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2953,0.3728,-1.006) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5192,57.206,63.4267) |