Game Over is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #817e7e |
| Complementary Color | #817e7e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Game Over Color. The Aged Pewter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Silver Blue (#8a9a9a) for more energetic effect. Try Castaway Lagoon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#817e7e is the best complementary color to Game Over. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e8181 complementary color is Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gunsmoke are #7e817f and #7e7f81. Thus found on the left and right of #7e8181 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Rolling Stone colors as they work well with Game Over.
The split-complementary Game Over palette consists of #817f7e and #817e7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817e7e). Try Concord and Gray colors in combination with #7e8181, 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 #7e8181 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Game Over. Thus Friar Gray and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Game Over contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray, Jumbo, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e8181 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Game Over tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#817e7e) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #817e81 and #7e817e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e8181 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Game Over has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.18% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e8181 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #7e8181 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,129,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.18%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.33%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.7298,-1.1124,-0.3965) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4169,21.7211,23.8854) |