Ocean Shadow Color

#5b7886

Ocean Shadow 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 #a48779
Complementary Color #86695a
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Ocean Shadow Color Sample
Ocean Shadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b7886

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Shadow Color. The Treasure Map Waters 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 soft alternative called Sidewalk Grey (#7b8f99) for more calm effect. Try Plum Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#86695a is the best complementary color to Ocean Shadow. 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 #5b7886 complementary color is Beaver, 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 Smalt Blue are #5a867e and #5a6286. Thus found on the left and right of #5b7886 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Ocean Shadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ocean Shadow palette consists of #867e5a and #865a62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86695a). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #5b7886, 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 #5b7886 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 Shadow. Thus Flax Smoke and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ocean Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beaver, Trendy Pink, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b7886 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. Ocean Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#86695a) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Beaver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #865a77 and #5a8669.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b7886 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Shadow has a hue angle of 199.53°, a saturation of 19.11% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b7886 is made of 16.86% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #5b7886
RGB Decimal rgb(91,120,134)
RGB Percentage 26%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 16.86, 5.49, 0, 47.45
HSL hsl(199.53,19.11%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.53,32.09%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.7332,-6.8307,-11.0229)
XYZ xyz(15.3339,17.3783,25.1004)
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