Baltic Trench Color

#125761

Baltic Trench is pale, 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 #eda89e
Complementary Color #611b11
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Baltic Trench Color Sample
Baltic Trench Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #125761

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baltic Trench Color. The Sultan's Silk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Billabong (#1b6f81) for more calm effect. Try Saxony Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#611b11 is the best complementary color to Baltic Trench. 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 #125761 complementary color is Redwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eden are #116143 and #112f61. Thus found on the left and right of #125761 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Baltic Trench.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baltic Trench palette consists of #614311 and #61112f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#611b11). Try Horses Neck and Maroon Oak colors in combination with #125761, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #125761 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 Baltic Trench. Thus Saratoga and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baltic Trench contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Redwood, Scarlet Gum, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #125761 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baltic Trench tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#611b11) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Redwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #611156 and #11611c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #125761 is made of 9% red, 43% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Baltic Trench has a hue angle of 187.59°, a saturation of 68.7% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #125761 is made of 30.98% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #125761
RGB Decimal rgb(18,87,97)
RGB Percentage 9%, 43%, 48%
CMYK 30.98, 3.92, 0, 61.96
HSL hsl(187.59,68.7%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.59,81.44%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.5799,-16.6843,-11.7461)
XYZ xyz(5.8153,7.8081,12.5099)
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