Raging Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #726961 |
| Complementary Color | #9e958d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Raging Sea Color. The Chain Gang Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dockside Blue (#a0b3bc) for more energetic effect. Try Gilneas Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9e958d is the best complementary color to Raging Sea. 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 #8d969e complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #8d9e9d and #8d8d9e. Thus found on the left and right of #8d969e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Raging Sea.
The split-complementary Raging Sea palette consists of #9e9d8d and #9e8d8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e958d). Try Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8d969e, 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 #8d969e offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raging Sea. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raging Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mamba, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d969e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, 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. Raging Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e958d) and two others. The Dusty Gray 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 #9e8d95 and #8d9e95.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d969e is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Raging Sea has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 8.06% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d969e is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #8d969e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,150,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 3.14, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(208.24,8.06%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.24,10.76%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6059,-1.5686,-5.3186) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0624,29.944,36.6485) |