Adriatic Sea is calm, 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 | #fe9f7e |
| Complementary Color | #812100 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Adriatic Sea Color. The Bleu Ciel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sixties Blue (#0079a9) for more energetic effect. Try Cloisonne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#812100 is the best complementary color to Adriatic 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 #016081 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Orient are #008162 and #001f81. Thus found on the left and right of #016081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Adriatic Sea.
The split-complementary Adriatic Sea palette consists of #816200 and #810020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#812100). Try Olive and Red Devil colors in combination with #016081, 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 #016081 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 Adriatic Sea. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Adriatic Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #016081 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. Adriatic Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#812100) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81005f and #008121.
In a RGB color space, hex #016081 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Adriatic Sea has a hue angle of 195.47°, a saturation of 98.46% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #016081 is made of 50.2% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #016081 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,96,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 57% |
| CMYK | 50.2, 12.94, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(195.47,98.46%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.47,99.22%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7655,-11.1934,-25.1222) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1578,9.9572,22.2608) |