Cool Quiet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #344a39 |
| Complementary Color | #b5cbba |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (313.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Quiet Color. The Orchid Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Puffball (#d9ced5) for more calm effect. Try Cherished as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5cbba is the best complementary color to Cool Quiet. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbb5c6 complementary color is Spring Rain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c4b5cb and #cbb5bb. Thus found on the left and right of #cbb5c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Cool Quiet.
The split-complementary Cool Quiet palette consists of #b5cbc4 and #bbcbb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5cbba). Try Opal and Clay Ash colors in combination with #cbb5c6, 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 #cbb5c6 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Quiet. Thus Loblolly and Clay Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Quiet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Foggy Gray, and Heather split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbb5c6 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Quiet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#b5cbba) and two others. The Clay Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5cbb5 and #bab5cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbb5c6 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Quiet has a hue angle of 313.64°, a saturation of 17.46% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbb5c6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cbb5c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,181,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 1.96, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(313.64,17.46%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(313.64,10.84%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.9596,10.8385,-5.7234) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3455,49.8215,60.3364) |