Topaz is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #838875 |
| Complementary Color | #858a77 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Topaz Color. The Muted Mulberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Alienator Grey (#9790a4) for more energetic effect. Try Sedona Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#858a77 is the best complementary color to Topaz. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c778a complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Topaz are #777b8a and #85778a. Thus found on the left and right of #7c778a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Mobster colors as they work well with Topaz.
The split-complementary Topaz palette consists of #7b8a77 and #8a8577 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858a77). Try Camouflage Green and Granite Green colors in combination with #7c778a, 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 #7c778a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Topaz. Thus Xanadu and Squirrel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Topaz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Empress, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c778a square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Topaz tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#858a77) and two others. The Squirrel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a7c77 and #77848a.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c778a is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Topaz has a hue angle of 255.79°, a saturation of 7.51% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c778a is made of 5.49% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #7c778a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,119,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 7.45, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(255.79,7.51%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.79,13.77%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0522,5.8598,-9.6466) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4965,19.3137,26.7451) |