Seal Grey Color

#8a9098

Seal Grey 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 #756f67
Complementary Color #98928a
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Seal Grey Color Sample
Seal Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a9098

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seal Grey Color. The Abandoned Spaceship 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 Noble Silver (#73777f) for more calm effect. Try Bilberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98928a is the best complementary color to Seal Grey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a9098 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8a9798 and #8b8a98. Thus found on the left and right of #8a9098 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Manatee colors as they work well with Seal Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seal Grey palette consists of #97988a and #988b8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98928a). Try Lemon Grass and Schooner colors in combination with #8a9098, 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 #8a9098 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 Seal Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seal Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Venus, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a9098 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Seal Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#98928a) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988a8f and #8a9892.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a9098 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Seal Grey has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 6.36% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a9098 is made of 5.49% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #8a9098
RGB Decimal rgb(138,144,152)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 5.49, 3.14, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(214.29,6.36%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,9.21%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5409,-0.5257,-4.989)
XYZ xyz(26.122,27.6168,33.6596)
;