Shiny Nickel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #332c27 |
| Complementary Color | #d7d1cc |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiny Nickel Color. The Stormy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Liberty Grey (#afbfc9) for more energetic effect. Try Oxford as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7d1cc is the best complementary color to Shiny Nickel. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccd3d8 complementary color is Swirl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #ccd7d6 and #cccdd7. Thus found on the left and right of #ccd3d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Ghost colors as they work well with Shiny Nickel.
The split-complementary Shiny Nickel palette consists of #d7d6cc and #d7cccd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7d1cc). Try Timberwolf and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #ccd3d8, 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 #ccd3d8 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shiny Nickel. Thus Celeste and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shiny Nickel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Gray Suit, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccd3d8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shiny Nickel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d7d1cc) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7ccd2 and #ccd7d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccd3d8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shiny Nickel has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 13.33% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccd3d8 is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #ccd3d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,211,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 1.96, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(205,13.33%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,5.56%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1652,-1.4253,-3.3005) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5908,64.3838,74.1996) |