Ocean Frigate is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, cool magenta or warm green
| Inverse Color | #858787 |
| Complementary Color | #787979 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Frigate Color. The Warplock Bronze Metal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rising Ash (#978888) for more energetic effect. Try Nickel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#787979 is the best complementary color to Ocean Frigate. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a7878 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Boulder are #797879 and #797978. Thus found on the left and right of #7a7878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Friar Gray colors as they work well with Ocean Frigate.
The split-complementary Ocean Frigate palette consists of #787979 and #787979 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787979). Try Sirocco and Sirocco colors in combination with #7a7878, 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 #7a7878 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ocean Frigate. Thus Jumbo and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Frigate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Friar Gray, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a7878 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm yellow, warm 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. Ocean Frigate tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#787979) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fedora – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #787978 and #797879.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a7878 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Frigate has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.83% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a7878 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a7878 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,120,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 0.78, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(0,0.83%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,1.64%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6012,0.7615,0.2625) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1327,18.9266,20.4668) |