Seamount Color

#15646d

Seamount 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 #ea9b92
Complementary Color #6d1d14
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.49% (better contrasting with white)
Seamount Color Sample
Seamount Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #15646d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seamount Color. The Nocturnal Expedition color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Caribe (#147d87) for more energetic effect. Try Bermuda as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6d1d14 is the best complementary color to Seamount. 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 #15646d complementary color is Moccaccino, 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 Genoa are #146d49 and #14386d. Thus found on the left and right of #15646d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Seamount.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seamount palette consists of #6d4914 and #6d1437 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d1d14). Try Sepia and Claret colors in combination with #15646d, 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 #15646d 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 Seamount. Thus Olivetone and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seamount contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moccaccino, Scarlet Gum, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #15646d 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. Seamount tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6d1d14) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Moccaccino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d1463 and #146d1d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #15646d is made of 9% red, 43% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Seamount has a hue angle of 186.14°, a saturation of 67.69% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #15646d is made of 34.51% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #15646d
RGB Decimal rgb(21,100,109)
RGB Percentage 9%, 43%, 47%
CMYK 34.51, 3.53, 0, 57.25
HSL hsl(186.14,67.69%,25.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.14,80.73%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.5123,-19.3064,-11.705)
XYZ xyz(7.6267,10.3779,16.0692)
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