Sea Deep Color

#2d3c44

Sea Deep 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 #d2c3bb
Complementary Color #44342c
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.87° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.16% (better contrasting with white)
Sea Deep Color Sample
Sea Deep Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2d3c44

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Deep Color. The Great Void 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 Midnight Mosaic (#3d5267) for more energetic effect. Try Kingfisher as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#44342c is the best complementary color to Sea Deep. 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 #2d3c44 complementary color is Mondo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #2c4440 and #2c3044. Thus found on the left and right of #2d3c44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Sea Deep.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Deep palette consists of #44402c and #442c30 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44342c). Try Mondo and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2d3c44, 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 #2d3c44 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 Sea Deep. Thus Kelp and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Deep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mondo, Blackcurrant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d3c44 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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 Deep tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#44342c) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Mondo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #442c3b and #2c4435.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2d3c44 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Deep has a hue angle of 200.87°, a saturation of 20.35% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d3c44 is made of 9.02% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #2d3c44
RGB Decimal rgb(45,60,68)
RGB Percentage 26%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 9.02, 3.14, 0, 73.33
HSL hsl(200.87,20.35%,22.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.87,33.82%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.3442,-3.8108,-6.9007)
XYZ xyz(3.7414,4.207,6.0837)
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