Sea Moss Color

#254445

Sea Moss 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 #dabbba
Complementary Color #452524
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.88° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.78% (better contrasting with white)
Sea Moss Color Sample
Sea Moss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #254445

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Moss Color. The Enchanting Ivy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Petro Blue (#2f5961) for more energetic effect. Try Spectra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#452524 is the best complementary color to Sea Moss. 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 #254445 complementary color is Crater Brown, 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 Plantation are #244536 and #243445. Thus found on the left and right of #254445 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Sea Moss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Moss palette consists of #453524 and #452433 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#452524). Try Iroko and Livid Brown colors in combination with #254445, 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 #254445 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 Sea Moss. Thus Lisbon Brown and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crater Brown, Martinique, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #254445 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. Sea Moss tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#452524) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Crater Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #452444 and #244526.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #254445 is made of 21% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Moss has a hue angle of 181.88°, a saturation of 30.19% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #254445 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black ink.

HEX #254445
RGB Decimal rgb(37,68,69)
RGB Percentage 21%, 39%, 40%
CMYK 12.55, 0.39, 0, 72.94
HSL hsl(181.88,30.19%,20.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.88,46.38%,27.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.6126,-11.1561,-4.2167)
XYZ xyz(3.9042,4.9572,6.3813)
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