Oracle is pale, 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 | #c6aaaa |
| Complementary Color | #553939 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Oracle Color. The Pond Newt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sequoia Lake (#506c6b) for more calm effect. Try Edge of the Galaxy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#553939 is the best complementary color to Oracle. 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 #395555 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #395547 and #394655. Thus found on the left and right of #395555 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Oracle.
The split-complementary Oracle palette consists of #554739 and #553947 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#553939). Try Kabul and Eggplant colors in combination with #395555, 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 #395555 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 Oracle. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oracle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Mulled Wine, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #395555 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. Oracle tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#553939) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #553954 and #395539.
In a RGB color space, hex #395555 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Oracle has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 19.72% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #395555 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #395555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,85,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,19.72%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,32.94%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.0302,-10.389,-3.3595) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5755,8.0227,9.7963) |