Oceanus is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #6f5457 |
| Complementary Color | #ab9092 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Oceanus Color. The Miracle Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Verdigris (#6f9892) for more energetic effect. Try Marble Green-Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab9092 is the best complementary color to Oceanus. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #90aba8 complementary color is Del Rio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cascade are #90ab9a and #90a0ab. Thus found on the left and right of #90aba8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Oceanus.
The split-complementary Oceanus palette consists of #ab9a90 and #ab90a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab9092). Try Del Rio and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #90aba8, 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 #90aba8 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oceanus. Thus Gray Olive and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oceanus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #90aba8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oceanus tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ab9092) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a890ab and #93ab90.
In a RGB color space, hex #90aba8 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Oceanus has a hue angle of 173.33°, a saturation of 13.85% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90aba8 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #90aba8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,171,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 1.18, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(173.33,13.85%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.33,15.79%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.9338,-9.8924,-1.5781) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1324,37.8823,42.6115) |