Metallic Seaweed is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f58173 |
| Complementary Color | #8c1709 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Metallic Seaweed Color. The Enchanted Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greenish Blue (#0b8b87) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Obscura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c1709 is the best complementary color to Metallic Seaweed. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0a7e8c complementary color is Totem Pole, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Chill are #098c59 and #093c8c. Thus found on the left and right of #0a7e8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Metallic Seaweed.
The split-complementary Metallic Seaweed palette consists of #8c5909 and #8c093c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c1709). Try Rusty Nail and Rose Bud Cherry colors in combination with #0a7e8c, 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 #0a7e8c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Metallic Seaweed. Thus Limeade and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metallic Seaweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Totem Pole, Windsor, and Green Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a7e8c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Metallic Seaweed tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8c1709) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Totem Pole. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c097e and #098c18.
In a RGB color space, hex #0a7e8c is made of 4% red, 46% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Metallic Seaweed has a hue angle of 186.46°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a7e8c is made of 50.98% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #0a7e8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(10,126,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 46%, 51% |
| CMYK | 50.98, 5.49, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(186.46,86.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.46,92.86%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1081,-23.2875,-15.7672) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3197,16.8797,27.4197) |