Seashell Cove 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 | #efb388 |
| Complementary Color | #773a10 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seashell Cove Color. The Royal Blood 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 Blue Velvet (#0d6183) for more energetic effect. Try Tarawera as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#773a10 is the best complementary color to Seashell Cove. 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 #104c77 complementary color is Copper Canyon, 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 Chathams Blue are #10776e and #101877. Thus found on the left and right of #104c77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surfie Green and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Seashell Cove.
The split-complementary Seashell Cove palette consists of #776e10 and #771018 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#773a10). Try Olivetone and Dark Tan colors in combination with #104c77, 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 #104c77 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 Seashell Cove. Thus Green Leaf and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seashell Cove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Canyon, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #104c77 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. Seashell Cove tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#773a10) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Copper Canyon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77104c and #10773b.
In a RGB color space, hex #104c77 is made of 8% red, 36% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Seashell Cove has a hue angle of 205.05°, a saturation of 76.3% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #104c77 is made of 40.4% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #104c77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,76,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 36%, 56% |
| CMYK | 40.4, 16.87, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(205.05,76.3%,26.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.05,86.55%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.9043,-1.6829,-29.7152) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1279,6.611,18.4058) |