Odyssey Color

#374a5a

Odyssey is pale, 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 #c8b5a5
Complementary Color #5a4736
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Odyssey Color Sample
Odyssey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #374a5a

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Odyssey Color. The Gloomy Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stellar (#46647e) for more energetic effect. Try Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a4736 is the best complementary color to Odyssey. 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 #374a5a complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #365a58 and #36385a. Thus found on the left and right of #374a5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Martinique colors as they work well with Odyssey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Odyssey palette consists of #5a5836 and #5a3638 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4736). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #374a5a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #374a5a 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 Odyssey. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Odyssey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #374a5a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Odyssey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5a4736) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a3649 and #365a47.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #374a5a is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Odyssey has a hue angle of 207.43°, a saturation of 24.14% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #374a5a is made of 13.72% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #374a5a
RGB Decimal rgb(55,74,90)
RGB Percentage 25%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 13.72, 6.27, 0, 64.71
HSL hsl(207.43,24.14%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.43,38.89%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.5156,-2.863,-11.8291)
XYZ xyz(5.8698,6.448,10.6081)
;