Selenium is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #888185 |
| Complementary Color | #7e767b |
| Color Shade: | cool green (145.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Selenium Color. The Underground Gardens color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Steel Toe (#929894) for more calm effect. Try Balmy Palm Tree as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e767b is the best complementary color to Selenium. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #777e7a complementary color is Empress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #777e76 and #767e7d. Thus found on the left and right of #777e7a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Sirocco colors as they work well with Selenium.
The split-complementary Selenium palette consists of #7e7677 and #7d767e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e767b). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #777e7a, 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 #777e7a offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Selenium. Thus Tapa and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Selenium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Jumbo, and Friar Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #777e7a square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Selenium tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#7e767b) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bitter – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a767e and #7b7e76.
In a RGB color space, hex #777e7a is made of 32% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Selenium has a hue angle of 145.71°, a saturation of 2.86% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777e7a is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #777e7a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,126,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 1.57, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(145.71,2.86%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(145.71,5.56%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1173,-3.4183,1.2673) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5815,20.2488,21.3414) |