Raven is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d8476 |
| Complementary Color | #898072 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Raven Color. The Confederate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Dusk (#8c959d) for more calm effect. Try China Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#898072 is the best complementary color to Raven. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #727b89 complementary color is Makara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Raven are #728689 and #747289. Thus found on the left and right of #727b89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Raven.
The split-complementary Raven palette consists of #868972 and #897472 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#898072). Try Bitter and Americano colors in combination with #727b89, 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 #727b89 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raven. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raven contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Makara, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #727b89 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raven tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#898072) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Makara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89727b and #728980.
In a RGB color space, hex #727b89 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Raven has a hue angle of 216.52°, a saturation of 9.16% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #727b89 is made of 9.02% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #727b89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,123,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 5.49, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(216.52,9.16%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.52,16.79%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.324,-0.2263,-8.7367) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5377,19.5495,26.4633) |