Deep Sea is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #e9819a |
| Complementary Color | #7e162e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Sea Color. The Viridian color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Verdant Green (#12674a) for more calm effect. Try Evergreen Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e162e is the best complementary color to Deep Sea. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #167e65 complementary color is Claret, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Genoa are #167e31 and #16637e. Thus found on the left and right of #167e65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Blumine colors as they work well with Deep Sea.
The split-complementary Deep Sea palette consists of #7e3016 and #7e1662 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e162e). Try Pueblo and Disco colors in combination with #167e65, 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 #167e65 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Sea. Thus Olivetone and Seance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Claret, Persian Indigo, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #167e65 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Sea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7e162e) and two others. The Seance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Claret. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65167e and #2e7e16.
In a RGB color space, hex #167e65 is made of 9% red, 51% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Sea has a hue angle of 165.58°, a saturation of 70.27% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #167e65 is made of 40.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #167e65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,126,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 51%, 41% |
| CMYK | 40.78, 0, 9.8, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(165.58,70.27%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.58,82.54%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0163,-34.4773,5.6499) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1407,16.0319,14.8719) |