Ocean Crest is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #292222 |
| Complementary Color | #ddd6d6 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Crest Color. The China Light Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Light Aluminium (#c3c5c5) for more calm effect. Try Lighthouse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ddd6d6 is the best complementary color to Ocean Crest. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6dddd complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d6ddd9 and #d6d9dd. Thus found on the left and right of #d6dddd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Conch and Iron colors as they work well with Ocean Crest.
The split-complementary Ocean Crest palette consists of #ddd9d6 and #ddd6d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddd6d6). Try Swiss Coffee and Bon Jour colors in combination with #d6dddd, 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 #d6dddd 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 Ocean Crest. Thus Quill Gray and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Crest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Celeste split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6dddd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, 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. Ocean Crest tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ddd6d6) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddd6dd and #d6ddd6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6dddd is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Crest has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 9.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6dddd is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #d6dddd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,221,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,9.33%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,3.17%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5964,-2.348,-0.83) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6392,71.2295,78.643) |