China Seas 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 | #fcb083 |
| Complementary Color | #7c2f02 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Seas Color. The Night Dive 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 Bowerbird Blue (#006585) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Denim Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c2f02 is the best complementary color to China Seas. 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 #034f7c complementary color is Red Beech, 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 Venice Blue are #027c6c and #02127c. Thus found on the left and right of #034f7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Green and Navy Blue colors as they work well with China Seas.
The split-complementary China Seas palette consists of #7c6c02 and #7c0212 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c2f02). Try Olive and Japanese Maple colors in combination with #034f7c, 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 #034f7c 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 China Seas. Thus Limeade and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Seas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Beech, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #034f7c 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. China Seas tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7c2f02) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Red Beech. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c024f and #027c30.
In a RGB color space, hex #034f7c is made of 1% red, 38% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode China Seas has a hue angle of 202.31°, a saturation of 95.28% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #034f7c is made of 47.45% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #034f7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,79,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 38%, 60% |
| CMYK | 47.45, 17.65, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(202.31,95.28%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.31,97.58%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.958,-2.5439,-31.1767) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4716,7.0666,20.0917) |