Sea Elephant is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #8898a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5b6b77 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Elephant Color. The Pre-Raphaelite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Susu Green (#887f7a) for more calm effect. Try Peppered Pecan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b6b77 is the best complementary color to Sea Elephant. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77675c complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #775b5e and #77745b. Thus found on the left and right of #77675c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Crocodile colors as they work well with Sea Elephant.
The split-complementary Sea Elephant palette consists of #5b5e77 and #5b7774 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b6b77). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #77675c, 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 #77675c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Elephant. Thus Smoky and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Elephant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #77675c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Elephant tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5b6b77) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b7767 and #775b6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #77675c is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Elephant has a hue angle of 24.44°, a saturation of 12.8% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77675c is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #77675c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,103,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 10.59, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(24.44,12.8%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.44,22.69%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7944,4.4418,8.543) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3898,14.3951,12.1453) |