Silver Surfer is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #818277 |
| Complementary Color | #86887c |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (245.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Surfer Color. The Stormy Horizon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Formal Grey (#97969a) for more calm effect. Try London Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86887c is the best complementary color to Silver Surfer. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e7d88 complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jumbo are #7c8188 and #837c88. Thus found on the left and right of #7e7d88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rolling Stone and Mobster colors as they work well with Silver Surfer.
The split-complementary Silver Surfer palette consists of #81887c and #88837c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86887c). Try Battleship Gray and Natural Gray colors in combination with #7e7d88, 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 #7e7d88 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silver Surfer. Thus Xanadu and Hurricane giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silver Surfer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Empress, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e7d88 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid 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. Silver Surfer tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#86887c) and two others. The Hurricane 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 #887d7c and #7c8688.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e7d88 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Surfer has a hue angle of 245.45°, a saturation of 4.42% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e7d88 is made of 3.92% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #7e7d88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,125,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 4.31, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(245.45,4.42%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(245.45,8.09%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8184,2.6444,-5.8217) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3817,20.8804,26.2486) |