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100 Opposite Colors

John Spacey, February 15, 2021

Opposite colors, also known as complementary colors, are colors that have opposing wavelengths of light. Mixing any two colors that are complementary results in an uncolorful color such as grey or brown. Complementary colors have very high contrast with each other. This property is used in art, design and fashion to maximize visibility and visual effect. The following are pairs of complementary colors that can be considered opposites.

White
#ffffff

Black
#000000

Red
#ff0000

Cyan
#00ffff

Green
#00ff00

Magenta
#ff00ff

Blue
#0000ff

Yellow
#ffff00

Dark Red
#840000

Light Cyan
#7bffff

Dark Cyan
#008484

Pastel Strawberry
#ff7b7b

DarkGreen
#008400

Light Magenta
#ff7bff

Purple
#800080

Lime
#7fff7f

Dark Blue
#000084

Pastel Yellow
#ffff7b

Gold
#ffd700

Medium Blue
#0028FF

Deep Pink
#FF1493

Spring Green
#00eb6c

Orange
#ff7f00

Azure
#0080ff

Beige
#f5f5dc

Midnight Blue
#0a0a23

Teal
#008080

Salmon
#ff7f7f

Brown
#88540b

Powder Blue
#77abf4

Cadmium Green
#006b3c

Cherry Blossom Pink
#ff94c3

Coffee
#3b2f2f

Bluish Grey
#c4d0d0

Cerise
#de3163

Medium Sea Green
#21CE9C

Charcoal
#36454F

Dark Beige
#C9BAB0

Cadmium Red
#e30022

Neon Teal
#1cffdd

Aquamarine
#7fffd4

Burgundy
#80002B

Avocado
#568203

Medium Violet
#a97dfc

Copper
#b87333

Ice Blue
#478ccc

Cadmium Yellow
#fff600

Blue Abyss
#0009ff

Eggplant
#614051

Dark Pastel Mint
#9ebfae

Emerald
#50c878

Purplish Pink
#af3787

Firebrick
#b22222

Tourmaline Blue
#4ddddd

Corn
#fbec5d

Deep Blue
#0413a2

Forest Green
#014421

Pink Chalk
#febbde

Raspberry
#e30b5c

Fresh Green
#1cf4a3

Gainsboro
#dcdcdc

Cat Black
#232323

Grape
#33003d

Green Frosting
#ccffc2

Goldenrod
#daa520

Heroic Blue
#255adf

Ghost White
#f8f8ff

Night Shadow
#070700

International Orange
#ff4f00

Sapphire Blue
#00b0ff

Jet Black
#000200

Cloud White
#fffdff

Jade
#00a86b

French Fushsia
#ff5794

Baby Blue
#89cff0

Dark Chocolate
#76300f

Crimson
#dc143c

Caribbean Green
#00cc99

Neon Green
#39ff14

Electric Purple
#c600eb

Carrot
#ed9121

Bright Blue
#126ede

Indigo
#4b0082

Bitter Lime
#b4ff7d

Rosewood
#65000b

Seafoam Blue
#9afff4

Bottle Green
#006a4e

Conch Shell
#ff95b1

Ultramarine
#4000ff

Chartreuse
#bfff00

Mauve
#e0b0ff

Dark Green
#1f4f00

Celadon
#ace1af

Murasaki
#531e50

Rebecca Purple
#663399

Leek Green
#99cc66

Duck Blue
#007791

Dark Peach
#ff886e

Tyrian Purple
#66023C

Cream Mint
#99fdc3

Notes

Many color wheels and models give different complementary colors than those above. The palette above is correct. It is calculated by inverting the hexadecimal color codes of the RGB model and is consistent with optics.

People tend to view color models as concrete and universal when in fact they impose constraints that vary from model to model. They are often based on a disputed 1892 theory known as opponent process theory.

White and black are commonly perceived as colors. Color is a type of human and animal perception that doesn't map directly to the physics of light.