Mermaid 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 | #d68092 |
| Complementary Color | #7e293a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mermaid Sea Color. The Eucalyptus Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Galapagos Green (#29685f) for more calm effect. Try Antique Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e293a is the best complementary color to Mermaid 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 #297f6d complementary color is Tawny Port, 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 Lochinvar are #297e41 and #29657e. Thus found on the left and right of #297f6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Calypso colors as they work well with Mermaid Sea.
The split-complementary Mermaid Sea palette consists of #7e4129 and #7e2965 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e293a). Try Nutmeg and Plum colors in combination with #297f6d, 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 #297f6d 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 Mermaid Sea. Thus Crete and Eminence giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mermaid Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tawny Port, Minsk, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #297f6d square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm 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. Mermaid Sea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7e293a) and two others. The Eminence is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Tawny Port. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d297e and #3a7e29.
In a RGB color space, hex #297f6d is made of 15% red, 46% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Mermaid Sea has a hue angle of 167.44°, a saturation of 51.19% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #297f6d is made of 33.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #297f6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(41,127,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 46%, 39% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 0, 7.05, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(167.44,51.19%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.44,67.72%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.9489,-30.0449,2.3344) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2641,16.7543,17.1082) |