Silk Ribbon is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #379174 |
| Complementary Color | #6ec8ab |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Ribbon Color. The Nail Polish Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Viola (#cb8fa9) for more calm effect. Try Can Can as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6ec8ab is the best complementary color to Silk Ribbon. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c86e8b complementary color is Downy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Charm are #c86eb7 and #c87e6e. Thus found on the left and right of #c86e8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Contessa colors as they work well with Silk Ribbon.
The split-complementary Silk Ribbon palette consists of #6eb7c8 and #6ec87e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ec8ab). Try Half Baked and De York colors in combination with #c86e8b, 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 #c86e8b offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silk Ribbon. Thus Danube and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk Ribbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Wild Willow, and Blue Marguerite split by 90° on the color wheel. #c86e8b square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silk Ribbon tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#6ec8ab) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8bc86e and #ab6ec8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c86e8b is made of 45% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Ribbon has a hue angle of 340.67°, a saturation of 45% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c86e8b is made of 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c86e8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,110,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 24%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.29, 23.92, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(340.67,45%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340.67,45%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.362,38.9137,0.0438) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0555,25.2953,27.5137) |