Ocean Swell is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d8381 |
| Complementary Color | #7e7471 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Swell Color. The Moonquake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Inland Waters (#7c939d) for more energetic effect. Try Atmospheric as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e7471 is the best complementary color to Ocean Swell. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #727c7e complementary color is Americano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #717e7a and #71757e. Thus found on the left and right of #727c7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Ocean Swell.
The split-complementary Ocean Swell palette consists of #7e7a71 and #7e7175 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e7471). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #727c7e, 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 #727c7e 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 Ocean Swell. Thus Bitter and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Swell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Americano, Mobster, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #727c7e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ocean Swell tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7e7471) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Americano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e717b and #717e74.
In a RGB color space, hex #727c7e is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Swell has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 5% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #727c7e is made of 4.7% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #727c7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,124,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0.78, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(190,5%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,9.52%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2661,-3.2715,-2.3677) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.913,19.4991,22.5582) |