Deep Sea Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #786d6b |
| Complementary Color | #938987 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Sea Grey Color. The Phantom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stormy Bay (#9aafaf) for more energetic effect. Try Windy Seas as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#938987 is the best complementary color to Deep Sea Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #879294 complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #87938f and #878b93. Thus found on the left and right of #879294 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Deep Sea Grey.
The split-complementary Deep Sea Grey palette consists of #938f87 and #93878b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#938987). Try Natural Gray and Venus colors in combination with #879294, 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 #879294 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Sea Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Sea Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #879294 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Deep Sea Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#938987) 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 #938792 and #879389.
In a RGB color space, hex #879294 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Sea Grey has a hue angle of 189.23°, a saturation of 5.73% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #879294 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #879294 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,146,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0.79, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(189.23,5.73%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.23,8.78%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7501,-3.5404,-2.4263) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6159,27.8468,32.0418) |