Ocean Drive Color

#b0bec5

Ocean Drive is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #4f413a
Complementary Color #c5b7b0
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Ocean Drive Color Sample
Ocean Drive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0bec5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Drive Color. The Windsurf 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 Reflection Pool (#cadbdf) for more energetic effect. Try Rainmaster as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c5b7b0 is the best complementary color to Ocean Drive. 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 #b0bec5 complementary color is Silk, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #b0c5c1 and #b0b3c5. Thus found on the left and right of #b0bec5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Ocean Drive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ocean Drive palette consists of #c5c1b0 and #c5b0b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5b7b0). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b0bec5, 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 #b0bec5 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 Ocean Drive. Thus Clay Ash and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ocean Drive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0bec5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Ocean Drive tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c5b7b0) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5b0be and #b0c5b7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0bec5 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Drive has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 15.33% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0bec5 is made of 8.23% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #b0bec5
RGB Decimal rgb(176,190,197)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 8.23, 2.74, 0, 22.75
HSL hsl(200,15.33%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,10.66%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.1234,-3.3969,-5.1769)
XYZ xyz(46.396,50.0882,60.046)
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