Ocean Call is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #d49371 |
| Complementary Color | #8e4d2b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Call Color. The Navagio Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Excellence (#22606e) for more calm effect. Try Bright Nautilus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e4d2b is the best complementary color to Ocean Call. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b6c8e complementary color is Mule Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Calypso are #2b8e7e and #2b3a8e. Thus found on the left and right of #2b6c8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Bay of Many colors as they work well with Ocean Call.
The split-complementary Ocean Call palette consists of #8e7e2b and #8e2b3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e4d2b). Try Luxor Gold and Stiletto colors in combination with #2b6c8e, 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 #2b6c8e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ocean Call. Thus Wasabi and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Call contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mule Fawn, Vivid Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b6c8e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ocean Call tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e4d2b) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Mule Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e2b6b and #2b8e4c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b6c8e is made of 15% red, 37% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Call has a hue angle of 200.61°, a saturation of 53.51% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b6c8e is made of 38.83% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #2b6c8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,108,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 37%, 48% |
| CMYK | 38.83, 13.34, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(200.61,53.51%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.61,69.72%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0507,-9.0978,-24.6788) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2413,13.1917,27.545) |