Chinese Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #222310 |
| Complementary Color | #eeefdc |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Silver Color. The Lavender Syrup color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Opus (#cecae1) for more calm effect. Try Silver Phoenix as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eeefdc is the best complementary color to Chinese Silver. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dddcef complementary color is White Rock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #dce4ef and #e6dcef. Thus found on the left and right of #dddcef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Snuff colors as they work well with Chinese Silver.
The split-complementary Chinese Silver palette consists of #e4efdc and #efe6dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeefdc). Try Zanah and Dawn Pink colors in combination with #dddcef, 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 #dddcef offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Silver. Thus Zanah and Bizarre giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Rock, Prim, and Swans Down split by 90° on the color wheel. #dddcef square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Silver tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#eeefdc) and two others. The Bizarre is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swans Down – 120° from the complementary White Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efdddc and #dceeef.
In a RGB color space, hex #dddcef is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Silver has a hue angle of 243.16°, a saturation of 37.25% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dddcef is made of 7.06% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #dddcef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,220,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 7.46, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(243.16,37.25%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.16,7.95%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.3477,3.8816,-9.1466) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.992,72.7905,91.9697) |