Seafarer is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #dfb297 |
| Complementary Color | #673b20 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seafarer Color. The Saxony Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Water (#266691) for more energetic effect. Try Nato Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#673b20 is the best complementary color to Seafarer. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #204d68 complementary color is Pickled Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #20675f and #202867. Thus found on the left and right of #204d68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Biscay colors as they work well with Seafarer.
The split-complementary Seafarer palette consists of #675f20 and #672029 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#673b20). Try Himalaya and Wine Berry colors in combination with #204d68, 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 #204d68 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seafarer. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seafarer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bean, Honey Flower, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #204d68 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Seafarer tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#673b20) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67204c and #20673b.
In a RGB color space, hex #204d68 is made of 15% red, 36% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Seafarer has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 52.94% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #204d68 is made of 28.23% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #204d68 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(32,77,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 36%, 49% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 10.58, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(202.5,52.94%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.5,69.23%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.9122,-5.9463,-20.2311) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7482,6.6143,14.0704) |