Mediterranean Sea is calm, 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 | #e17354 |
| Complementary Color | #ab3c1e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mediterranean Sea Color. The Riviera 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 soft alternative called Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Landing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ab3c1e is the best complementary color to Mediterranean Sea. 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 #1e8cab complementary color is Cognac, 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 Eastern Blue are #1eab83 and #1e45ab. Thus found on the left and right of #1e8cab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Mediterranean Sea.
The split-complementary Mediterranean Sea palette consists of #ab831e and #ab1e45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab3c1e). Try Reef Gold and Maroon Flush colors in combination with #1e8cab, 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 #1e8cab 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 Mediterranean Sea. Thus Citron and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mediterranean Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cognac, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e8cab 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. Mediterranean Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ab3c1e) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Cognac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab1e8b and #1eab3d.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e8cab is made of 9% red, 41% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Mediterranean Sea has a hue angle of 193.19°, a saturation of 70.15% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e8cab is made of 55.3% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #1e8cab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,140,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 41%, 50% |
| CMYK | 55.3, 12.16, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(193.19,70.15%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.19,82.46%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9978,-18.5497,-24.7397) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2642,21.9725,41.8593) |