Storm Petrel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #806a5a |
| Complementary Color | #a58f7e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm Petrel Color. The Pale Blue Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ovation (#9eb2b9) for more calm effect. Try Blue Heaven as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a58f7e is the best complementary color to Storm Petrel. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f95a5 complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gumbo are #7ea5a2 and #7e81a5. Thus found on the left and right of #7f95a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Kimberly colors as they work well with Storm Petrel.
The split-complementary Storm Petrel palette consists of #a5a27e and #a57e81 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a58f7e). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #7f95a5, 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 #7f95a5 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Storm Petrel. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Storm Petrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f95a5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Storm Petrel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a58f7e) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a57e94 and #7ea58f.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f95a5 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Storm Petrel has a hue angle of 205.26°, a saturation of 17.43% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f95a5 is made of 14.91% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #7f95a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,149,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 6.28, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(205.26,17.43%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.26,23.03%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5369,-4.1173,-10.9875) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2914,28.7235,39.7558) |