Sea Challenge 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 | #d3a7a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5c302c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Challenge Color. The Jungle Noises 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 Grand Rapids (#38707e) for more energetic effect. Try Ponderosa Pine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c302c is the best complementary color to Sea Challenge. 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 #2c585c complementary color is Buccaneer, 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 Spectra are #2c5c48 and #2c3f5c. Thus found on the left and right of #2c585c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Rhino colors as they work well with Sea Challenge.
The split-complementary Sea Challenge palette consists of #5c482c and #5c2c3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c302c). Try Quincy and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2c585c, 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 #2c585c 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 Challenge. Thus Costa Del Sol and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Challenge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c585c 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. Sea Challenge tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5c302c) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c2c58 and #2c5c30.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c585c is made of 20% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Challenge has a hue angle of 185°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c585c is made of 18.83% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #2c585c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,88,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 39%, 41% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 1.57, 0, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(185,35.29%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185,52.17%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.5749,-13.9439,-7.0227) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4602,8.2876,11.3844) |