Prophetic Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #7e7463 |
| Complementary Color | #9c9281 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prophetic Sea Color. The Chicory Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pompeii Ash (#6c757d) for more calm effect. Try Flintstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c9281 is the best complementary color to Prophetic Sea. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #818b9c complementary color is Pale Oyster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #81989c and #84819c. Thus found on the left and right of #818b9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Waterloo colors as they work well with Prophetic Sea.
The split-complementary Prophetic Sea palette consists of #989c81 and #9c8481 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c9281). Try Sage and Bazaar colors in combination with #818b9c, 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 #818b9c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prophetic Sea. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prophetic Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #818b9c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prophetic Sea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c9281) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c818a and #819c92.
In a RGB color space, hex #818b9c is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Prophetic Sea has a hue angle of 217.78°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #818b9c is made of 10.59% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #818b9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,139,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 6.67, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(217.78,12%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.78,17.31%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5908,0.081,-10.2545) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2866,25.5327,35.1007) |