Slightly Zen is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #231b22 |
| Complementary Color | #e3dce3 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (127.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Slightly Zen Color. The Opaline color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Frosted Silver (#c5c9c5) for more calm effect. Try Marsh Fog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3dce3 is the best complementary color to Slightly Zen. Cool magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce4dd complementary color is Lola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #dfe3dc and #dce3e1. Thus found on the left and right of #dce4dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Nebula colors as they work well with Slightly Zen.
The split-complementary Slightly Zen palette consists of #e3dcdf and #e1dce3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3dce3). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #dce4dd, 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 #dce4dd offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slightly Zen. Thus Swiss Coffee and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slightly Zen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Iron, and Westar split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce4dd square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, cool magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Slightly Zen tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e3dce3) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Westar – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dddce3 and #e3e3dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce4dd is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Slightly Zen has a hue angle of 127.5°, a saturation of 12.9% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce4dd is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #dce4dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,228,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 2.74, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(127.5,12.9%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(127.5,3.51%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.8235,-3.9375,2.4697) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3097,75.9229,79.3555) |