Captain Nemo Color

#828080

Captain Nemo is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #7d7f7f
Complementary Color #808282
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Captain Nemo Color Sample
Captain Nemo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #828080

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Captain Nemo Color. The Plum Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dim Grey (#696969) for more calm effect. Try Dotted Dove as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#808282 is the best complementary color to Captain Nemo. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #828080 complementary color is Gunsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray are #828081 and #828180. Thus found on the left and right of #828080 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Suva Gray and Concord colors as they work well with Captain Nemo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Captain Nemo palette consists of #808182 and #808281 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#808282). Try Rolling Stone and Gunsmoke colors in combination with #828080, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #828080 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Captain Nemo. Thus Jumbo and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Captain Nemo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Bitter, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #828080 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Captain Nemo tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#808282) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Suva Gray – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #808280 and #828082.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #828080 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Captain Nemo has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0.79% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #828080 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #828080
RGB Decimal rgb(130,128,128)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 0.78, 49.02
HSL hsl(0,0.79%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,1.54%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.7529,0.7527,0.2591)
XYZ xyz(20.8214,21.7427,23.5214)
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