Necron Compound is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #7d7471 |
| Complementary Color | #8e8582 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Necron Compound Color. The Blue Monday color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Improbable (#6e7376) for more calm effect. Try Crater Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e8582 is the best complementary color to Necron Compound. 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 #828b8e complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #828e8b and #82848e. Thus found on the left and right of #828b8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Waterloo colors as they work well with Necron Compound.
The split-complementary Necron Compound palette consists of #8e8b82 and #8e8284 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e8582). Try Natural Gray and Hurricane colors in combination with #828b8e, 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 #828b8e 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 Necron Compound. Thus Bitter and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Necron Compound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #828b8e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Necron Compound tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e8582) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e828b and #828e85.
In a RGB color space, hex #828b8e is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Necron Compound has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 5.04% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #828b8e is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #828b8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,139,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 1.18, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(195,5.04%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,8.45%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2349,-2.647,-2.7358) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.321,25.1641,29.2192) |