Meanings
nouncomplementary colour (plural complementary colours)
plural complementary colours · alternative US complementary color
- artA colour which is regarded as the opposite of another, so that the two colours together form a pleasing contrast.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 互補色 /互补色, 補色 /补色
- 互補色 /互补色 (hùbǔsè)in colour science
- 補色 /补色 (bǔsè)in colour science
- 互補色 /互补色 (hùbǔsè)arts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
- 補色 /补色 (bǔsè)arts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
Finnish vastaväri, komplementtiväri
- vastaväriin colour science
- komplementtiväriin colour science
- komplementtiväriarts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
- vastaväriarts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
Irish dath comhlántach, dath comhlántach
- dath comhlántachin colour science
- dath comhlántacharts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
Japanese 補色, 余色
- 補色 (hoshoku)in colour science
- 余色 (yoshoku)in colour science
Korean 보색
- 보색 (bosaek)in colour science
Polish barwa dopełniająca, barwa dopełniająca
- barwa dopełniającain colour science
- barwa dopełniającaarts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
Tagalog magkapunong kulay, magkapunong kulay
- magkapunong kulayin colour science
- magkapunong kulayarts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
Cite this entry
APA
complementary colour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20colour
MLA
“complementary colour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20colour. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complementary colour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementary%20colour.
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