Deep Sanction 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 | #e6aeaa |
| Complementary Color | #551c18 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Sanction Color. The Teal Fury color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mosaic Tile (#1c6b69) for more energetic effect. Try Antigua as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#551c18 is the best complementary color to Deep Sanction. 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 #195155 complementary color is Brown Derby, 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 Nile Blue are #18553a and #183255. Thus found on the left and right of #195155 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Nile Blue colors as they work well with Deep Sanction.
The split-complementary Deep Sanction palette consists of #553a18 and #551832 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#551c18). Try Punga and Wine Berry colors in combination with #195155, 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 #195155 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 Deep Sanction. Thus West Coast and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Sanction contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Derby, Grape, and Clover split by 90° on the color wheel. #195155 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. Deep Sanction tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#551c18) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Brown Derby. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #551851 and #18551d.
In a RGB color space, hex #195155 is made of 13% red, 42% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Sanction has a hue angle of 184°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #195155 is made of 23.53% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #195155 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(25,81,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 42%, 45% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 1.57, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(184,54.55%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184,70.59%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.2248,-16.4203,-7.6989) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.983,6.7474,9.6341) |