Underseas is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #837178 |
| Complementary Color | #8e7b83 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Underseas Color. The Bristol Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Galena (#64776e) for more energetic effect. Try Verdigreen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e7b83 is the best complementary color to Underseas. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c8e87 complementary color is Empress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blue Smoke are #7b8e7d and #7b8c8e. Thus found on the left and right of #7c8e87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Underseas.
The split-complementary Underseas palette consists of #8e7d7b and #8e7b8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7b83). Try Hurricane and Venus colors in combination with #7c8e87, 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 #7c8e87 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Underseas. Thus Natural Gray and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Underseas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Topaz, and Bitter split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c8e87 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Underseas tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#8e7b83) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Battleship Gray – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #877b8e and #838e7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c8e87 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Underseas has a hue angle of 156.67°, a saturation of 7.38% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c8e87 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #7c8e87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,142,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 2.75, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(156.67,7.38%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156.67,12.68%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4442,-7.9166,1.5348) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3584,25.3804,26.6422) |