Oceanic Color

#4f6d82

Oceanic 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 #b0927d
Complementary Color #82634f
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.98% (better contrasting with white)
Oceanic Color Sample
Oceanic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f6d82

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Oceanic Color. The Asher Benjamin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Velvet Rope (#36526a) for more energetic effect. Try Seal Pup as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#82634f is the best complementary color to Oceanic. 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 #4f6d82 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4f827d and #4f5382. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6d82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and East Bay colors as they work well with Oceanic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oceanic palette consists of #827d4f and #824f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82634f). Try Shadow and Ferra colors in combination with #4f6d82, 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 #4f6d82 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 Oceanic. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oceanic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6d82 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. Oceanic tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#82634f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #824f6d and #4f8263.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f6d82 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Oceanic has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 24.4% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6d82 is made of 20% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #4f6d82
RGB Decimal rgb(79,109,130)
RGB Percentage 25%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 20, 8.23, 0, 49.02
HSL hsl(204.71,24.4%,40.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.71,39.23%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.5344,-5.156,-15.0714)
XYZ xyz(12.7224,14.2112,23.1916)
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