Prismarine is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #e88 |
| Complementary Color | #771010 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prismarine Color. The Duvall color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green Ink (#11887b) for more energetic effect. Try Seamount as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#771010 is the best complementary color to Prismarine. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #177 complementary color is Dark Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #107744 and #104377. Thus found on the left and right of #177 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Prismarine.
The split-complementary Prismarine palette consists of #774410 and #771044 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#771010). Try Raw Umber and Disco colors in combination with #177, 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 #177 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prismarine. Thus Olivetone and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prismarine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Tan, Persian Indigo, and Green Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #177 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prismarine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#771010) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Dark Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #771076 and #107710.
In a RGB color space, hex #117777 is made of 7% red, 47% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Prismarine has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #117777 is made of 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #117777 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,119,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 47%, 47% |
| CMYK | 40, 0, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,75%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,85.71%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1437,-26.273,-7.7823) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1578,14.6447,19.7441) |